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... more spacious days , 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 ...
... more spacious days , 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 ...
Page 121
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 . The whole conception ...
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 . The whole conception ...
Page 126
She is not being true to herself while the refugees who have sought our shores
are penned up in concentration camps , and company directors work out subtle
schemes to dodge their Excess Profits Tax . It is goodbye to the Tatler and the ...
She is not being true to herself while the refugees who have sought our shores
are penned up in concentration camps , and company directors work out subtle
schemes to dodge their Excess Profits Tax . It is goodbye to the Tatler and the ...
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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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