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... idea that there is something disgraceful in being educated by the public authorities . The State could quell this idea by declaring itself responsible 66 ,, for all education , even if at the start 104 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
... idea that there is something disgraceful in being educated by the public authorities . The State could quell this idea by declaring itself responsible 66 ,, for all education , even if at the start 104 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
Page 116
... idea that when the time came the Russians would do our fighting for us . It is astonishing how this illusion fails to die . Every week sees its spate of letters to the press , pointing out that if we had a govern- ment with no Tories in ...
... idea that when the time came the Russians would do our fighting for us . It is astonishing how this illusion fails to die . Every week sees its spate of letters to the press , pointing out that if we had a govern- ment with no Tories in ...
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... idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that either we or the Americans have ever acted up to our professions , still , the idea is there , and it is capable of one day becoming a reality . From the English ...
... idea of human equality , and though it would be simply a lie to say that either we or the Americans have ever acted up to our professions , still , the idea is there , and it is capable of one day becoming a reality . From the English ...
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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