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Yet at the moment of writing it is still possible to speak of a ruling class . Like the knife which has had two new blades and three new handles , the upper fringe of English society is still almost what it was in the mid - nineteenth ...
Yet at the moment of writing it is still possible to speak of a ruling class . Like the knife which has had two new blades and three new handles , the upper fringe of English society is still almost what it was in the mid - nineteenth ...
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But the navy is only partially , and the Air Force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods of the British ruling class served them well enough .
But the navy is only partially , and the Air Force hardly at all , within the ruling - class orbit . It must be admitted that so long as things were peaceful the methods of the British ruling class served them well enough .
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... of strategy or the tiniest detail of home organization - one sees that the necessary moves cannot be made while the social structure of England remains what it is . Inevitably , because of their position and upbringing , the ruling ...
... of strategy or the tiniest detail of home organization - one sees that the necessary moves cannot be made while the social structure of England remains what it is . Inevitably , because of their position and upbringing , the ruling ...
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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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