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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 ...
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 ...
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But since a classless , ownerless society is generally spoken of as “ Socialism ” , we can give that name to the society towards which we are now moving . The war and the revolution 87 THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION.
But since a classless , ownerless society is generally spoken of as “ Socialism ” , we can give that name to the society towards which we are now moving . The war and the revolution 87 THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION.
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lies between the kind of collective society that Hitler will set up and the kind that can arise if he is defeated . If Hitler wins this war he will consolidate his rule over Europe , Africa and the Middle East , and if his armies have ...
lies between the kind of collective society that Hitler will set up and the kind that can arise if he is defeated . If Hitler wins this war he will consolidate his rule over Europe , Africa and the Middle East , and if his armies have ...
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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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