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Every week sees its spate of letters to the press , pointing out that if we had a government with no Tories in it the Russians could hardly avoid coming round to our side . Or we are to publish high - sounding war - aims ( vide books ...
Every week sees its spate of letters to the press , pointing out that if we had a government with no Tories in it the Russians could hardly avoid coming round to our side . Or we are to publish high - sounding war - aims ( vide books ...
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The Russians may be driven to fight on our side by the fact of a direct attack , but they have made it clear enough that they will not stand up to the German army if there is any way of avoiding it . In any case they are not likely to ...
The Russians may be driven to fight on our side by the fact of a direct attack , but they have made it clear enough that they will not stand up to the German army if there is any way of avoiding it . In any case they are not likely to ...
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For there is no such thing as neutrality in war ; in practice one must help one side or the other . When the pinch comes , no one bred in the Western tradition can accept the Fascist vision of life . It is important to realize that now ...
For there is no such thing as neutrality in war ; in practice one must help one side or the other . When the pinch comes , no one bred in the Western tradition can accept the Fascist vision of life . It is important to realize that now ...
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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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