During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

Quote by George Orwell

Topics: Truth Quotes

The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the...

The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the...

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives...

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives...

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.

A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still...

A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still...

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.

The child thinks of growing old as an almost obscene calamity, which for some mysterious...

The child thinks of growing old as an almost obscene calamity, which for some mysterious...

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

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

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

Good writing is like a windowpane.

Good writing is like a windowpane.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is...

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is...

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

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...

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.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

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...

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

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

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some...

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some...

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will...

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will...

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's...

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's...