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They were simply parasites , less useful to society than his fleas are to a dog . By 1920 there were many people who were aware of all this . By 1930 millions were aware of it . But the British ruling class obviously could not admit to ...
They were simply parasites , less useful to society than his fleas are to a dog . By 1920 there were many people who were aware of all this . By 1930 millions were aware of it . But the British ruling class obviously could not admit to ...
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It would simply be an embarrassment . Their war - aim ( both unattainable and unmentionable ) is simply to hang on to what they have got . Internally , England is still the rich man's Paradise . All talk of “ equality of sacrifice ” is ...
It would simply be an embarrassment . Their war - aim ( both unattainable and unmentionable ) is simply to hang on to what they have got . Internally , England is still the rich man's Paradise . All talk of “ equality of sacrifice ” is ...
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simply on the amount of consumption - goods available . And this again implies a stricter rationing - scheme than is now in operation . It is no use at this stage of the world's history to suggest that all human beings should have ...
simply on the amount of consumption - goods available . And this again implies a stricter rationing - scheme than is now in operation . It is no use at this stage of the world's history to suggest that all human beings should have ...
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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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