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... face of astonishing , hypo- critical laws ( licensing laws , lottery acts , etc. , etc. ) which are designed to interfere with everybody but in practice allow every- thing to happen . Also , the common people are without definite ...
... face of astonishing , hypo- critical laws ( licensing laws , lottery acts , etc. , etc. ) which are designed to interfere with everybody but in practice allow every- thing to happen . Also , the common people are without definite ...
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... face . Its ugliness is part of its essence , for what it is saying is " Yes , I am ugly , and you daren't laugh at me " , like the bully who makes faces at his victim . Why is the goose - step not used in England ? There are , heaven ...
... face . Its ugliness is part of its essence , for what it is saying is " Yes , I am ugly , and you daren't laugh at me " , like the bully who makes faces at his victim . Why is the goose - step not used in England ? There are , heaven ...
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... Face Cream and Black Magic Chocolates . But one thing gives hope the visible swing in public opinion . If we can ... faces of bankers and the brassy laughter of stockbrokers . Socialism ? Ha ! ha ! ha ! Where's the money to come from ...
... Face Cream and Black Magic Chocolates . But one thing gives hope the visible swing in public opinion . If we can ... faces of bankers and the brassy laughter of stockbrokers . Socialism ? Ha ! ha ! ha ! Where's the money to come from ...
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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