The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection ï¿½ that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human…

Quote by George Orwell

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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...

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.

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...

He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the...

He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the...

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

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

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...

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is...

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is...

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...

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

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

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...

Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

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

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

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...

Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that...

Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay...

Our military deserves leadership that matches their service and patriotism. Getting our troops the pay...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...