We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
GEORGE ORWELLThe war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous.
More George Orwell Quotes
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Liberal: a power worshipper without power.
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Beauty is meaningless until it is shared.
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Writing 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.
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Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
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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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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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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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At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.
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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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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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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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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever.
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To die hating them, that was freedom.
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Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.
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The only good human being is a dead one.
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