People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
GEORGE ORWELLIf liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
More George Orwell Quotes
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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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Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution.
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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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True freedom is the right to say something that others don’t want to hear.
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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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Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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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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Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
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In the face of pain there are no heroes.
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The best books are those that tell you what you know already.
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Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.
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The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside.
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Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution.
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The object of power is power.
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