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Page 31
But this ignores the considerable agreement that does unfortunately exist
between the leaders and the led . , However much one may hate to admit it , it is
almost certain that between 1931 and 1940 the National Government
represented the ...
But this ignores the considerable agreement that does unfortunately exist
between the leaders and the led . , However much one may hate to admit it , it is
almost certain that between 1931 and 1940 the National Government
represented the ...
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 that it produces ...
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 that it produces ...
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At present , public - school education is partly a training in class prejudice and
partly a sort of tax that the middle classes pay to the upper class in return for the
right to enter certain professions . It is true that that state of affairs is altering .
At present , public - school education is partly a training in class prejudice and
partly a sort of tax that the middle classes pay to the upper class in return for the
right to enter certain professions . It is true that that state of affairs is altering .
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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 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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