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... than in the upper class — the cheap public schools , for instance , are more
given to patriotic demonstrations than the expensive ones — but the number of
definitely treacherous rich men , the Laval - Quisling type , is probably very small .
... than in the upper class — the cheap public schools , for instance , are more
given to patriotic demonstrations than the expensive ones — but the number of
definitely treacherous rich men , the Laval - Quisling type , is probably very small .
Page 52
germ - free water , police protection , free libraries and probably free education of
a kind . Public education in England has been meanly starved of money , but it
has nevertheless improved , largely owing to the devoted efforts of the teachers ...
germ - free water , police protection , free libraries and probably free education of
a kind . Public education in England has been meanly starved of money , but it
has nevertheless improved , largely owing to the devoted efforts of the teachers ...
Page 102
But the State will certainly impose an upward limit to the ownership of land (
probably fifteen acres at the very most ) , and will never permit any ownership of
land in town areas . From the moment that all productive goods have been
declared ...
But the State will certainly impose an upward limit to the ownership of land (
probably fifteen acres at the very most ) , and will never permit any ownership of
land in town areas . From the moment that all productive goods have been
declared ...
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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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