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In the working class this hypocrisy takes the form of not knowing that the Empire exists . But their dislike of standing armies is a ... Military dictatorships exist everywhere , but there is no such thing as a naval dictatorship .
In the working class this hypocrisy takes the form of not knowing that the Empire exists . But their dislike of standing armies is a ... Military dictatorships exist everywhere , but there is no such thing as a naval dictatorship .
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In time of war , on the other hand , it has difficulty in producing all that it needs , because nothing is produced unless someone sees his way to making a profit out of it . In a Socialist economy these problems do not exist .
In time of war , on the other hand , it has difficulty in producing all that it needs , because nothing is produced unless someone sees his way to making a profit out of it . In a Socialist economy these problems do not exist .
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They merely exist because of a widespread idea that there is something disgraceful in being educated by the public authorities . The State could quell this idea by declaring itself responsible for all ...
They merely exist because of a widespread idea that there is something disgraceful in being educated by the public authorities . The State could quell this idea by declaring itself responsible for all ...
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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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