On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
GEORGE ORWELLActions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them.
More George Orwell Quotes
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But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.
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Liberal: a power worshipper without power.
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Free speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear.
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Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution.
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Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.
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I do not wish to comment on the work; if it does not speak for itself, it is a failure.
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Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.
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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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Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
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The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave.
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
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I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.
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If you loved someone, you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love.
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Rich people are poor people with money.
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