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In England patriotism takes different forms in different classes , but it runs like a connecting thread through nearly all of them . Only the Europeanized intelligentsia are really immune to it . As a positive emotion it is stronger in ...
In England patriotism takes different forms in different classes , but it runs like a connecting thread through nearly all of them . Only the Europeanized intelligentsia are really immune to it . As a positive emotion it is stronger in ...
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An intelligent Socialist movement will use their patriotism , instead of merely insulting it , as hitherto . But do I mean that there will be no opposition ? Of course not . It would be childish to expect anything of the kind .
An intelligent Socialist movement will use their patriotism , instead of merely insulting it , as hitherto . But do I mean that there will be no opposition ? Of course not . It would be childish to expect anything of the kind .
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iii Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism . It is actually the opposite of Conservatism , since it is a devotion to something that is always changing and yet is felt to be mystically the same . It is the bridge between the ...
iii Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism . It is actually the opposite of Conservatism , since it is a devotion to something that is always changing and yet is felt to be mystically the same . It is the bridge between the ...
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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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