He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

Quote by George Orwell

Topics: Control Quotes, Future Quotes, Past Quotes, Politics Quotes

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war...

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war...

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.

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

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

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity.

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity.

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...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

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...

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in...

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in...

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

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

The aim of the High is to remain where they are. The aim of the...

The aim of the High is to remain where they are. The aim of the...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

For a creative writer possession of the ruth is less important than emotional sincerity.

For a creative writer possession of the ruth is less important than emotional sincerity.

Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing.

Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing.

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

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