You must be an intellectual. A normal person would never believe a thing like that.
GEORGE ORWELLUntil they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
More George Orwell Quotes
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The object of power is power.
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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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Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.
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If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can’t have any result whatever, you’ve beaten them.
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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.
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Free speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear.
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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
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To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.
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Myths which are believed in tend to become true.
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The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good.
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Sanity is not statistical.
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The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.
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Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.
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