So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot.

Quote by George Orwell

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On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some...

To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some...

The idea really came to me the day I got my new false teeth.

The idea really came to me the day I got my new false teeth.

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up.

One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as...

I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as...

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.

No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought...

No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought...

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about...

To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about...

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.