During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
GEORGE ORWELLAll animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
More George Orwell Quotes
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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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Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
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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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True freedom is the right to say something that others don’t want to hear.
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A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature.
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The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
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The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.
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He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.
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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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The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside.
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Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
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At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.
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Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them.
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Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
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