The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded

Quote by George Orwell

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Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one...

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one...

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some...

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some...

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.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives...

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives...

War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good...

Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good...

What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives...

What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Big Brother is watching you.

Big Brother is watching you.

War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to...

War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used 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...

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

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

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

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

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because...

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because...

People are always talking about tradition, but they forget we have a tradition of a...

People are always talking about tradition, but they forget we have a tradition of a...