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... officer type , the jingle of spurs and the crash of boots . Decades before Hitler was ever heard of , the word " Prus ... officers of the British Army , in peace - time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty . 99 One rapid but ...
... officer type , the jingle of spurs and the crash of boots . Decades before Hitler was ever heard of , the word " Prus ... officers of the British Army , in peace - time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty . 99 One rapid but ...
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... officers , farmers , white - collar workers , shopkeepers , policemen . All of these people had been taught to think of Socialism as something which menaced their livelihood , or as something seditious , alien , " anti- British " as ...
... officers , farmers , white - collar workers , shopkeepers , policemen . All of these people had been taught to think of Socialism as something which menaced their livelihood , or as something seditious , alien , " anti- British " as ...
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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. work of experts ( engineers , forest officers , railwaymen , soldiers , doctors ) who are predominantly English and could not be replaced within five or ten years . Moreover , English is ...
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell. work of experts ( engineers , forest officers , railwaymen , soldiers , doctors ) who are predominantly English and could not be replaced within five or ten years . Moreover , English is ...
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