On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
GEORGE ORWELLAll animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
More George Orwell Quotes
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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 very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.
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To die hating them, that was freedom.
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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever.
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it.
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The people will believe what the media tells them they believe.
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There is no swifter route to the corruption of thought than through the corruption of language.
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There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.
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Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play.
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News is something somebody doesn’t want printed; all else is advertising.
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All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
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Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
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Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
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