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

Quote by George Orwell

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

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

He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve...

He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve...

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but...

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but...

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it,...

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it,...

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is...

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is...

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life...

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life...

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...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

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 war. The only good human being is a dead one.

War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be.

Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be.

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred,...

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred,...

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...

As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who...

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who...

I'm fat, but I'm thin inside... there's a thin man inside every fat man.

I'm fat, but I'm thin inside... there's a thin man inside every fat man.