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The gentleness of the English civilization is perhaps its most marked
characteristic . You notice it the instant you set foot on English soil . It is a land
where the bus conductors are good - tempered and the policemen carry no
revolvers .
The gentleness of the English civilization is perhaps its most marked
characteristic . You notice it the instant you set foot on English soil . It is a land
where the bus conductors are good - tempered and the policemen carry no
revolvers .
Page 93
A man of the stamp of Bottomley or Lloyd George could perhaps have brought a
real British Fascist movement into existence . But such leaders only appear when
the psychological need for them exists . After twenty years of stagnation and ...
A man of the stamp of Bottomley or Lloyd George could perhaps have brought a
real British Fascist movement into existence . But such leaders only appear when
the psychological need for them exists . After twenty years of stagnation and ...
Page 110
... leaders and not leaders movements . Within a year , perhaps even within six
months , if we are still unconquered , we shall ΙΙΟ THE LION AND THE UNICORN
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... leaders and not leaders movements . Within a year , perhaps even within six
months , if we are still unconquered , we shall ΙΙΟ THE LION AND THE UNICORN
.
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Bibliographic information
| 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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