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Difficult though this was , they achieved it , largely by fixing their eyes on the past
and refusing to notice the changes that were going on round them . There is
much in England that this explains . It explains the decay of country life , due to
the ...
Difficult though this was , they achieved it , largely by fixing their eyes on the past
and refusing to notice the changes that were going on round them . There is
much in England that this explains . It explains the decay of country life , due to
the ...
Page 111
When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists , like all
others with a vested interest in the past , will , be its bitter enemies . Inevitably
they will denounce it as “ Fascism ” . Already it is customary among the more soft
...
When a Socialist movement native to England appears , the Marxists , like all
others with a vested interest in the past , will , be its bitter enemies . Inevitably
they will denounce it as “ Fascism ” . Already it is customary among the more soft
...
Page 115
During the past twenty years the negative , fainéant outlook which has been
fashionable among English left - wingers , the sniggering of the intellectuals at
patriotism and physical courage , the persistent effort to chip away English
morale and ...
During the past twenty years the negative , fainéant outlook which has been
fashionable among English left - wingers , the sniggering of the intellectuals at
patriotism and physical courage , the persistent effort to chip away English
morale and ...
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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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