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They could keep society in its existing shape only by being unable to grasp that
any improvement was possible. Difficult though this was, they achieved it, largely
by fixing their eyes on the past and refusing to notice the changes that were ...
They could keep society in its existing shape only by being unable to grasp that
any improvement was possible. Difficult though this was, they achieved it, largely
by fixing their eyes on the past and refusing to notice the changes that were ...
Page 99
What is wanted is a simple, concrete programme of action, which can be given all
possible publicity, and round which public opinion can group itself. I suggest that
the following six-point programme is the kind of thing we need. The first three ...
What is wanted is a simple, concrete programme of action, which can be given all
possible publicity, and round which public opinion can group itself. I suggest that
the following six-point programme is the kind of thing we need. The first three ...
Page 123
Strategically it would be possible for this war to end with Hitler in secure
possession of Europe, and with the British Empire intact and British sea-power
barely affected. But ideologically it is not possible ; were Hitler to make an offer
along those ...
Strategically it would be possible for this war to end with Hitler in secure
possession of Europe, and with the British Empire intact and British sea-power
barely affected. But ideologically it is not possible ; were Hitler to make an offer
along those ...
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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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