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Page 23
Everyone knows that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor . But no
one accepts the implications of this , everyone takes it for granted that the law ,
such as it is , will be respected , and feels a sense of outrage when it is not .
Everyone knows that there is one law for the rich and another for the poor . But no
one accepts the implications of this , everyone takes it for granted that the law ,
such as it is , will be respected , and feels a sense of outrage when it is not .
Page 26
And even the distinction between rich and poor dwindles somewhat when one
regards the nation from the outside . There is no question about the inequality of
wealth in England . It is grosser than in any European country , and you have
only ...
And even the distinction between rich and poor dwindles somewhat when one
regards the nation from the outside . There is no question about the inequality of
wealth in England . It is grosser than in any European country , and you have
only ...
Page 52
To an increasing extent the rich and the poor read the same books , and they
also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the
differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of
cheap ...
To an increasing extent the rich and the poor read the same books , and they
also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the
differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of
cheap ...
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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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