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When the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys. — George Orwell

Essay · Political literature

When the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.

George Orwell
Shooting an Elephant · 1936
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Topic
European imperialismImperialism
Genre
Political literature
Medium
Essay
Time
1936
Person
George Orwell
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Current citation
Orwell, George. "Shooting and Elephant." The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 1: An Age Like This 1920-1940. David R. Godine, 2019, no. 88.
Original citation
Orwell, George. "Shooting an Elephant." New Writing, no. 2, Autumn 1936.

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