Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
GEORGE ORWELLMen can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
More George Orwell Quotes
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Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.
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We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
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News is something somebody doesn’t want printed; all else is advertising.
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Free speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear.
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The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous.
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A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature.
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Beauty is meaningless until it is shared.
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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.
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But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.
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In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
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The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
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To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.
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Liberal: a power worshipper without power.
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