On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
GEORGE ORWELLMan serves the interests of no creature except himself.
More George Orwell Quotes
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The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave.
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The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside.
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I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.
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Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution.
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To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.
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Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism.
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Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.
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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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The people will believe what the media tells them they believe.
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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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The way to make a million dollars is to start a religion.
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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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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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A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature.
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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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