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

Quote by George Orwell

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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...

Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that...

Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that...

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Throughout recorded time... there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High,...

Throughout recorded time... there have been three kinds of people in the world, the High,...

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.

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.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship...

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship...

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

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...

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

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...

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

Atheism is rather in the life than in the heart of man

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds...