George Orwell
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| + | "[[England]] is perhaps the only great country whose [[oikophobia|intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality]]. In [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] circles it is always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an [[English people|Englishman]] and that it is a duty to snigger at every English institution, from horse racing to suet puddings. It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any [[British philosophy|English intellectual]] would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during [[God Save the Queen|God save the King]] than of stealing from a poor box." --"[[England Your England]]", [[George Orwell]], first published in ''[[The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius]]'' (1941) | ||
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Eric Arthur Blair''' ([[25 June]] [[1903]] – [[21 January]] [[1950]]), better known by the [[pen name]] '''George Orwell''', was an English author and [[journalism|journalist]]. Noted as a novelist, critic, political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired [[English language|English-language]] [[essayist]]s of the [[20th century]]. He is best known for two [[novel]]s critical of [[totalitarianism]] in general, and [[Stalinism]] in particular: ''[[Animal Farm]]'' and ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. Both were written and published toward the end of his life. |
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"England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every English institution, from horse racing to suet puddings. It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during God save the King than of stealing from a poor box." --"England Your England", George Orwell, first published in The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius (1941) |
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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. Noted as a novelist, critic, political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the 20th century. He is best known for two novels critical of totalitarianism in general, and Stalinism in particular: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Both were written and published toward the end of his life.
