It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it.
GEORGE ORWELLMan serves the interests of no creature except himself.
More George Orwell Quotes
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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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Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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You must be an intellectual. A normal person would never believe a thing like that.
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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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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
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Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane.
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In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.
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Beauty is meaningless until it is shared.
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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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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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The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave.
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However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing.
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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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