The lion and the unicorn: socialism and the English genius |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 7
Page 22
Both of these punishments are obscene as well as cruel, but there has never
been any genuinely popular outcry against them. People accept them (and
Dartmoor, and Borstal) almost as they accept the weather. They are part of " the
law " ...
Both of these punishments are obscene as well as cruel, but there has never
been any genuinely popular outcry against them. People accept them (and
Dartmoor, and Borstal) almost as they accept the weather. They are part of " the
law " ...
Page 74
Anyone who was genuinely hostile to Fascism must also be opposed to
Chamberlain himself, and to all the others who had helped Hitler into power. So
also with external propaganda. In all Lord Halifax's speeches there is not one
concrete ...
Anyone who was genuinely hostile to Fascism must also be opposed to
Chamberlain himself, and to all the others who had helped Hitler into power. So
also with external propaganda. In all Lord Halifax's speeches there is not one
concrete ...
Page 94
A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to achieve anything would have started
by facing several facts which to this day are considered unmentionable in left-
wing circles. It would have recognized that England is more united than most ...
A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to achieve anything would have started
by facing several facts which to this day are considered unmentionable in left-
wing circles. It would have recognized that England is more united than most ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
airmen army Blackshirts Blimps bombing planes Britain British Empire British ruling class capitalist cars Chamberlain civilization coloured common Communists Conscientious Objectors culture danger defeat democracy disaster dividend-drawers Dunkirk enemy England equality Europe European exist face fact factories Fascism feel Fifth Column fighting foreign genuinely GEORGE ORWELL German Gestapo goose-step grasp hand happen Hitler hypocrisy idea imperial incomes India industry intellectuals intelligentsia Italians kind Labour Party leaders left-wing left-wingers less living London mean ment middle class military million modern monied class morale nation Nazi Nazism necessary never numbers officers outlook ownership pacifist past patriotism peace political position possible privilege pro-Fascist probably programme public schools revolution revolutionary rich Rolls-Royce car Russians simply slums snigger Socialism society Spanish stagnant stupidity surrender tion totalitarianism Trade Unions treacherous true turn whole workers wrong thing
Bibliographic information
| Title | The lion and the unicorn: socialism and the English genius Volume 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
| Subjects | England Great Britain Socialism |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |