Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of…

Quote by George Orwell

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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 peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke...

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke...

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...

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

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...

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...

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...

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they...

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they...

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

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...

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,...

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

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

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

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...

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

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

Four legs good, two legs bad.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent.

Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent.

We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than...

We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than...

We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class...

We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class...