Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.

Quote by George Orwell

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A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It...

Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It...

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one...

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one...

What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives...

What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

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...

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.

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...

So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who...

So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who...

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...