The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 17
Page 61
It is not certain that Socialism is in all ways superior to capitalism , but it is certain that , unlike capitalism , it can solve the problems of production and consumption . At normal times a capitalist economy can never consume all ...
It is not certain that Socialism is in all ways superior to capitalism , but it is certain that , unlike capitalism , it can solve the problems of production and consumption . At normal times a capitalist economy can never consume all ...
Page 65
war . world - conquest , and not allowing any private interest , either of capitalist or worker , to stand in its way . British capitalism does not work , because it is a competitive system in which private profit is and must be the ...
war . world - conquest , and not allowing any private interest , either of capitalist or worker , to stand in its way . British capitalism does not work , because it is a competitive system in which private profit is and must be the ...
Page 118
Back to the crazy pavement of Versailles , back to democracy ” , i.e. capitalism , back to the dole - queues and the Rolls Royce cars , back to the grey top hats and the sponge - bag trousers , in saecula saeculorum .
Back to the crazy pavement of Versailles , back to democracy ” , i.e. capitalism , back to the dole - queues and the Rolls Royce cars , back to the grey top hats and the sponge - bag trousers , in saecula saeculorum .
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
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
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accept appeal army become beginning better bombing bring British capitalism certain civilization coloured comes common continue culture danger defeat democracy destroyed developed Empire enemy England English equality Europe European exist face fact Fascism feel fighting forces foreign German grasp half hand happen Hitler houses human idea important incomes India industry instance intellectuals interest Italy keep kind Labour land less living look major mean ment merely middle class military million morale movement names nation Nazi nearly necessary never officers once Party past patriotism peace political poor position possible present privilege probably produce question reason rich ruling ruling class Russians side simply Socialism Socialist society stand thing tion true turn whole workers wrong
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 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 126 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |