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Tossed to and fro between their incomes and their principles , it was impossible
that men like Chamberlain should do anything but make the worst of both worlds .
One thing that has always shown that the English ruling class are morally fairly ...
Tossed to and fro between their incomes and their principles , it was impossible
that men like Chamberlain should do anything but make the worst of both worlds .
One thing that has always shown that the English ruling class are morally fairly ...
Page 62
One must also add the following : approximate equality of incomes ( it need be no
more than approximate ) , political democracy , and abolition of all hereditary
privilege , especially in education . These are simply the necessary safeguards ...
One must also add the following : approximate equality of incomes ( it need be no
more than approximate ) , political democracy , and abolition of all hereditary
privilege , especially in education . These are simply the necessary safeguards ...
Page 99
Limitation of incomes , on such a scale that the highest tax - free income in Britain
does not exceed the lowest by more than ten to one . III . Reform of the
educational system along democratic lines . IV . Immediate Dominion status for
India ...
Limitation of incomes , on such a scale that the highest tax - free income in Britain
does not exceed the lowest by more than ten to one . III . Reform of the
educational system along democratic lines . IV . Immediate Dominion status for
India ...
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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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