Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them.
GEORGE ORWELLIt’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.
More George Orwell Quotes
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The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.
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To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.
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To die hating them, that was freedom.
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It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.
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Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.
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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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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
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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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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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When I see a policeman with a club beating a man on the ground, I don’t have to ask whose side I’m on.
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Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution.
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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
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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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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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Myths which are believed in tend to become true.
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