If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.
GEORGE ORWELLThe real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.
More George Orwell Quotes
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To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.
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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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War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.
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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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Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.
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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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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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Truth becomes untruth if uttered by your enemy.
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To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.
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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
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The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
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Sanity is not statistical.
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He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.
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You must be an intellectual. A normal person would never believe a thing like that.
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The only good human being is a dead one.
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