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The names of the great battles that finally broke the German armies are simply
unknown to the general public . The reason why the English anti - militarism
disgusts foreign observers is that it ignores the existence of the British Empire .
The names of the great battles that finally broke the German armies are simply
unknown to the general public . The reason why the English anti - militarism
disgusts foreign observers is that it ignores the existence of the British Empire .
Page 103
But there is no reason why ten to one should not be the maximum normal
variation . 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 ...
But there is no reason why ten to one should not be the maximum normal
variation . 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 ...
Page 117
In truth there is no reason to think that anyone will do our fighting for us yet awhile
, except the Chinese , who have been doing it for three years already . The
Russians may be driven to fight on our side by the fact of a direct attack , but they
...
In truth there is no reason to think that anyone will do our fighting for us yet awhile
, except the Chinese , who have been doing it for three years already . The
Russians may be driven to fight on our side by the fact of a direct attack , but they
...
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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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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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