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The intellectuals could find a function for themselves only in the literary reviews
and the left - wing political parties . The mentality of the English left - wing
intelligentsia can be studied in half a dozen weekly and monthly papers .
The intellectuals could find a function for themselves only in the literary reviews
and the left - wing political parties . The mentality of the English left - wing
intelligentsia can be studied in half a dozen weekly and monthly papers .
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England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of
their own nationality . In leftwing circles it is always felt that there is something
slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every
...
England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of
their own nationality . In leftwing circles it is always felt that there is something
slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every
...
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nations judged that they were “ decadent ” and that it was safe to plunge into war
, the intellectual sabotage from the Left ... It is clear that the special position of the
English intellectuals during the past ten years , as purely negative creatures ...
nations judged that they were “ decadent ” and that it was safe to plunge into war
, the intellectual sabotage from the Left ... It is clear that the special position of the
English intellectuals during the past ten years , as purely negative creatures ...
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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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