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Just . because patriotism is all but universal and not even the rich are uninfluenced by it , there can come moments when the whole nation suddenly swings together and does the same thing , like a herd of cattle facing a wolf .
Just . because patriotism is all but universal and not even the rich are uninfluenced by it , there can come moments when the whole nation suddenly swings together and does the same thing , like a herd of cattle facing a wolf .
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English will always tell them to do the right thing ? Not at all , merely that it will tell them to do the same thing . In the 1931 General Election , for instance , we all did the wrong thing in perfect unison .
English will always tell them to do the right thing ? Not at all , merely that it will tell them to do the same thing . In the 1931 General Election , for instance , we all did the wrong thing in perfect unison .
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But things had not gone that distance in England . ... One thing that has always shown that the English ruling class are morally fairly sound , is that in time of war they are ready enough to get themselves killed .
But things had not gone that distance in England . ... One thing that has always shown that the English ruling class are morally fairly sound , is that in time of war they are ready enough to get themselves killed .
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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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