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In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

George Orwell

Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.
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Except Inside Skull
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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Act Deceit Revolution Time Truth Universal
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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Men Night Peace People Ready Sleep Violence
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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Book Exhaust Ill Pain Resistance Struggle Writing
I do not wish to comment on the work; if it does not speak for itself, it is a failure.
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Comment Failure Speak Work
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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Betrayal Confession Love Matter Stop
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
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Animal Creature Impossible Man Outside Pig
All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers.
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Age Follow Politics Rule World
There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.
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Absurd Believe Ideas Intellectual
In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an aeroplane they had to make four.
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Aeroplane Design Ethics Philosophy Politics Religion
The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
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Clear Enemy Language Sincere
The people will believe what the media tells them they believe.
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Believe Media People Tell
Rich people are poor people with money.
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Money People Poor Rich
Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.
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Always Invincible Moments Win
Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose
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Criticism Freedom Oppose Press
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
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Animal Equality

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