The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.

Quote by George Orwell

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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

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

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

Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good...

Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good...

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

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...

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.

Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke...

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke...

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

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.

No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were...

No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were...

War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going...

War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going...

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a...

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a...

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can...

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can...