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But the general weakening of imperialism , and to some extent of the whole British morale , that took place during the nineteenthirties , was partly the work of the left - wing intelligentsia , itself a kind of growth that had sprouted ...
But the general weakening of imperialism , and to some extent of the whole British morale , that took place during the nineteenthirties , was partly the work of the left - wing intelligentsia , itself a kind of growth that had sprouted ...
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All through the critical years many left - wingers were chipping away at English morale , trying to spread an outlook that was sometimes squashily pacifist , sometimes violently pro - Russian , but always antiBritish .
All through the critical years many left - wingers were chipping away at English morale , trying to spread an outlook that was sometimes squashily pacifist , sometimes violently pro - Russian , but always antiBritish .
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... with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people . The left - wing intelligentsia wanted to go on and on , sniggering at the Blimps , > 66 sapping away at middle - class morale , but 94 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
... with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people . The left - wing intelligentsia wanted to go on and on , sniggering at the Blimps , > 66 sapping away at middle - class morale , but 94 THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
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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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