True freedom is the right to say something that others don’t want to hear.
GEORGE ORWELLWriting a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.
More George Orwell Quotes
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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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Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane.
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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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Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them.
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The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
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Liberal: a power worshipper without power.
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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Politics is the choice between the lesser of two evils.
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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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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
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You must be an intellectual. A normal person would never believe a thing like that.
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The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous.
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The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.
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The object of power is power.
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Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you-that would be the real betrayal.
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