Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Quote by George Orwell

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Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will...

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will...

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...

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...

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the...

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the...

At fifty everyone has the face he deserves.

At fifty everyone has the face he deserves.

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 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...

The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely...

The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely...

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...

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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...

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on...

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on...

This generations success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other...

This generations success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other...