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It is difficult otherwise to explain the contradictions of his policy , his failure to
grasp any of the courses that were open to him . Like the mass of the people , he
did not want to pay the price either of peace or of war . And public opinion was ...
It is difficult otherwise to explain the contradictions of his policy , his failure to
grasp any of the courses that were open to him . Like the mass of the people , he
did not want to pay the price either of peace or of war . And public opinion was ...
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Even when they had begun to grasp that Fascism was dangerous , its essentially
revolutionary nature , the huge military effort it was capable of making , the sort of
grasp this fact . tactics it would use , were B * 41 ENGLAND YOUR ENGLAND.
Even when they had begun to grasp that Fascism was dangerous , its essentially
revolutionary nature , the huge military effort it was capable of making , the sort of
grasp this fact . tactics it would use , were B * 41 ENGLAND YOUR ENGLAND.
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The people in England who grasp what changes are needed and are capable of
carrying them through are not confined to any one class , though it is true that
very few people with over £ 2000 a year are among them . What is wanted is a ...
The people in England who grasp what changes are needed and are capable of
carrying them through are not confined to any one class , though it is true that
very few people with over £ 2000 a year are among them . What is wanted is a ...
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingIt seems harsh to criticise George Orwell's optimism when he implies that socialism has become inevitable: he was writing in 1941, I thought so in 1980. Sadly, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and ... Read full review
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Issue 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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