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... believed in , almost as in the nineteenth century . But this has nothing to do with economic liberty , the right to exploit others for profit . It is the liberty to have a home of your own , to do what you like in your spare time , to ...
... believed in , almost as in the nineteenth century . But this has nothing to do with economic liberty , the right to exploit others for profit . It is the liberty to have a home of your own , to do what you like in your spare time , to ...
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... believed in . They may be illusions , but they are very powerful illusions . The belief in them influences conduct , national life is different because of them . In proof of which , look about you . Where are the rubber truncheons ...
... believed in . They may be illusions , but they are very powerful illusions . The belief in them influences conduct , national life is different because of them . In proof of which , look about you . Where are the rubber truncheons ...
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... believed . But it is a mistake to imagine that if the Indians were free to cut themselves adrift they would immediately do so . When a British govern- ment offers them unconditional independence , they will refuse it . For as soon as ...
... believed . But it is a mistake to imagine that if the Indians were free to cut themselves adrift they would immediately do so . When a British govern- ment offers them unconditional independence , they will refuse it . For as soon as ...
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army Blimps bombing planes Britain British ruling class BURMESE DAYS capitalism capitalist Chamberlain civilization coloured common Communists conquered culture CYRIL CONNOLLY danger defeat democracy destroyed disaster enemy England English Genius English Socialist Europe European exist face fact Fascism feel fighting foreign GEORGE ORWELL German gloomy Sundays grasp happen Hitler HOMAGE TO CATALONIA human hypocrisy idea imperial incomes India industry intellectuals intelligentsia Italians kind Labour Party left-wing less living London Martin Secker mean ment MICHAEL FOOT middle class military million modern monied class morale nation Nazi never numbers officers outlook ownership pacifist past patriotism peace political privilege pro-Fascist programme public schools revolution revolutionary rich Rolls-Royce car Russians SEARCHLIGHT BOOK SEBASTIAN HAFFNER simply slums snigger Socialist movement society Spanish Spanish civil war surrender T. C. WORSLEY tion totalitarianism treacherous true turn UNICORN Socialism whole workers