There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.

Quote by George Orwell

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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...

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening...

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening...

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...

I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without...

I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without...

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

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

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...

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

(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...

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...

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...

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

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...

One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up.

One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up.

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...

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

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...

Joyce is a poet and also an elephantine pedant.

Joyce is a poet and also an elephantine pedant.

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...