Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.

Quote by George Orwell

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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

At fifty everyone has the face he deserves.

At fifty everyone has the face he deserves.

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...

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

The books one reads in childhood, and perhaps most of all the bad and good...

The books one reads in childhood, and perhaps most of all the bad and good...

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...

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

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

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,...

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,...

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and...

Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and...

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

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

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human...

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human...

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...

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up...

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up...

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business