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

Quote by George Orwell

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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

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to...

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to...

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...

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

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

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both...

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both...

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

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

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some...

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some...

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

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.

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the...

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the...

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

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

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,...

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

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...

One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but...

One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but...

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

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

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to...

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to...

I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as...

I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as...