“ It is only the ‘educated’ man, especially the literary man, who knows how to be a bigot. ”
George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier (1937). copy citation
| Author | George Orwell |
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| Source | The Road to Wigan Pier |
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| Date | 1937 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200391.txt |
Context
“Tell an Irish dock-labourer in the slums of Liverpool that his cup of tea is ‘pagan’, and he will call you a fool. And even in more serious matters he does not always grasp the implications of his faith. In the Roman Catholic homes of Lancashire you see the crucifix on the wall and the Daily Worker on the table. It is only the ‘educated’ man, especially the literary man, who knows how to be a bigot. And, mutatis mutandis, it is the same with Communism. The creed is never found in its pure form in a genuine proletarian.
It may be said, however, that even if the theoretical book-trained Socialist is not a working man himself, at least he is actuated by a love of the working class.”
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