Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism.
GEORGE ORWELLPeople sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.
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Rich people are poor people with money.
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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
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When I see a policeman with a club beating a man on the ground, I don’t have to ask whose side I’m on.
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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
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All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers.
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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Truth becomes untruth if uttered by your enemy.
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Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
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The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.
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We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
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Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes.
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