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Animal Farm
 

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the henhouses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked... (read more)

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  • Selina C

    selina c said:

    “Didn't Orwell make just that point about slogans in Animal Farm?

    'Four legs good, two legs bad'?

    'Absolute power corrupts absolutely' was the slogan I learnt ;-)

    Aside from that I agree that it was totalitarian regimes Orwell despised ..whether it was Marxist, Fascist, Socialist or whatever..the communist one just happened to be the one he used as an example in this book.”

    posted 4 weeks ago
  • nero

    nero said:

    “oh my goodness. i had to read this book when i was in school as a literature text. wow talk about going back down memory lane”

    posted 4 weeks ago
  • Anne M

    anne m said:

    “Excellent Point!”

    posted 4 weeks ago
  • Jonas D

    jonas d said:

    “Maybe we can summarize in two words: Power corrupts!”

    posted 4 weeks ago ( | view 3 replies )
  • Ailin C

    ailin c said:

    “I would like to say that sometimes, there might not be anything wrong with political systems as they are just that, ideas. It's how people interpret it that could potentially cause problems for other people. Hence, I would say that any political system has the chance of going wrong, not just Communism.”

    posted 4 weeks ago ( | view 1 reply )
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