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Page 77
The one sure earnest of that is that when they are taxed and overworked they
shall see that the rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly ,
so much the better . We can bring these things about , if we really want to . It is not
...
The one sure earnest of that is that when they are taxed and overworked they
shall see that the rich are being hit even harder . And if the rich squeal audibly ,
so much the better . We can bring these things about , if we really want to . It is not
...
Page 81
None of these bodies of people , pacifists , Communists or Blackshirts , could
bring a large - scale stop - the - war movement into being by their own efforts . But
they might help to make things very much easier for a treacherous government ...
None of these bodies of people , pacifists , Communists or Blackshirts , could
bring a large - scale stop - the - war movement into being by their own efforts . But
they might help to make things very much easier for a treacherous government ...
Page 120
He has , heaven knows , said so often enough . The thought of a world in which
black men would be as good as white men and Jews treated as human beings
brings him the same horror and despair as the thought of endless slavery brings
to ...
He has , heaven knows , said so often enough . The thought of a world in which
black men would be as good as white men and Jews treated as human beings
brings him the same horror and despair as the thought of endless slavery brings
to ...
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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 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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