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For it was not possible for them to turn themselves into mere bandits , like the American millionaires , consciously clinging to unjust privileges and beating down opposition by bribery and tear - gas bombs . After all , they belonged ...
For it was not possible for them to turn themselves into mere bandits , like the American millionaires , consciously clinging to unjust privileges and beating down opposition by bribery and tear - gas bombs . After all , they belonged ...
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And within those limits some sense of equality is possible . A man with £ 3 a week and a man with £ 1500 a year can feel themselves fellowcreatures , which the Duke of Westminster and the sleepers on the Embankment benches cannot .
And within those limits some sense of equality is possible . A man with £ 3 a week and a man with £ 1500 a year can feel themselves fellowcreatures , which the Duke of Westminster and the sleepers on the Embankment benches cannot .
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England must be “ exterminated ” , must be “ annihilated " must Strategically it would be possible for this war to end with Hitler in secure possession of Europe , and with the British Empire intact and British sea - power barely ...
England must be “ exterminated ” , must be “ annihilated " must Strategically it would be possible for this war to end with Hitler in secure possession of Europe , and with the British Empire intact and British sea - power barely ...
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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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