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

Quote by George Orwell

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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...

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

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

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

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

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

The books one reads in childhood, and perhaps most of all the bad and good...

The books one reads in childhood, and perhaps most of all the bad and good...

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

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...

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.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

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

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...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to...

War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to...

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

Big Brother is watching you.

Big Brother is watching you.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening...

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening...

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.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.