“The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: war
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Freedom is the freedom to say that
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: freedom
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War is a way of shattering to
“War is a way of shattering to pieces… materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: war
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A family with the wrong members in
“A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: family
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We may find in the long run
“We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: food
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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: happiness
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As with the Christian religion, the worst
“As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: religion
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No advance in wealth, no softening of
“No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: equality
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Not to expose your True feelings to
“Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: age
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We have now sunk to a depth
“We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: intelligence
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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.
“Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: power
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