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OW Socialism is usually defined as “ common ownership of the means of
production " . Crudely : the State , representing the whole nation , owns
everything , and everyone is a State employee . This does not mean that people
are stripped of ...
OW Socialism is usually defined as “ common ownership of the means of
production " . Crudely : the State , representing the whole nation , owns
everything , and everyone is a State employee . This does not mean that people
are stripped of ...
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Revolution does not mean red flags and street fighting , it means a fundamental
shift of power . Whether it happens with or without bloodshed is largely an
accident of time and place . Nor does it mean the dictatorship of a single class .
Revolution does not mean red flags and street fighting , it means a fundamental
shift of power . Whether it happens with or without bloodshed is largely an
accident of time and place . Nor does it mean the dictatorship of a single class .
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If it can be made clear that defeating Hitler means wiping out class privilege , the
great mass of middling people , the £6 a week to £2000 a year class , will
probably be on our side . These people are quite indispensable , because they
include ...
If it can be made clear that defeating Hitler means wiping out class privilege , the
great mass of middling people , the £6 a week to £2000 a year class , will
probably be on our side . These people are quite indispensable , because they
include ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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