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... danger , their attitude was very different . At the moment when it seemed likely that England might be invaded , Anthony Eden appealed over the radio for Local Defence Volunteers . He got a quarter of a million men in the first twenty ...
... danger , their attitude was very different . At the moment when it seemed likely that England might be invaded , Anthony Eden appealed over the radio for Local Defence Volunteers . He got a quarter of a million men in the first twenty ...
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... and perhaps other people , that they are acting for the best . An army of unemployed led by millionaires quoting the Sermon on the Mount - that is our danger . But it cannot arise when we have once introduced a 82 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
... and perhaps other people , that they are acting for the best . An army of unemployed led by millionaires quoting the Sermon on the Mount - that is our danger . But it cannot arise when we have once introduced a 82 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
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... dangerous to the victor , as the memory of the French Revolution was dangerous to Metternich's Europe . The dictators will fear it as they could not fear the existing British régime , even if its military strength were ten times what it ...
... dangerous to the victor , as the memory of the French Revolution was dangerous to Metternich's Europe . The dictators will fear it as they could not fear the existing British régime , even if its military strength were ten times what it ...
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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