The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.

Quote by George Orwell

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We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class...

We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class...

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

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...

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...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power.

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...

In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible

In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible

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...

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship...

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship...

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

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

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.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

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...

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...

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...

To hunt the hare with the ox

To hunt the hare with the ox

Dear Facebook peeps: Please stop showing photos of animal cruelty and dead pets. If I...

Dear Facebook peeps: Please stop showing photos of animal cruelty and dead pets. If I...