I do not wish to comment on the work; if it does not speak for itself, it is a failure.
GEORGE ORWELLIf you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
More George Orwell Quotes
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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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Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
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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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The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your own nervous system. At any moment the tension inside you was liable to translate itself into some visible symptom.
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However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing.
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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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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On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
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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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Despotic governments can stand ‘moral force’ till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force.
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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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Liberal: a power worshipper without power.
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He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.
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