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... writhing impotently under the changes that were happening . From that time onwards it has been next door to impossible to induce young men of spirit to take any part in imperial administration . And what was true of ...
... writhing impotently under the changes that were happening . From that time onwards it has been next door to impossible to induce young men of spirit to take any part in imperial administration . And what was true of ...
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But in reality , whatever may be true about democracy and totalitarianism , it is not true that they are the same . It would not be true , even if British democracy were incapable of evolving beyond its present stage .
But in reality , whatever may be true about democracy and totalitarianism , it is not true that they are the same . It would not be true , even if British democracy were incapable of evolving beyond its present stage .
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Even Mr. Chamberlain quoted it once , if my memory does not deceive me : Come the four corners of the world in arms And we shall shock them : naught shall make us rue If England to herself do rest but true .
Even Mr. Chamberlain quoted it once , if my memory does not deceive me : Come the four corners of the world in arms And we shall shock them : naught shall make us rue If England to herself do rest but true .
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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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