To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armor, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.

Quote by George Orwell

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Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life...

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life...

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...

One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but...

One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but...

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...

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can...

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can...

Good writing is like a windowpane.

Good writing is like a windowpane.

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who...

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who...

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection ï¿½ that one...

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection ï¿½ that one...

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...

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...

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to...

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to...

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...

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

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

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...

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the...

The art of adulthood is to develop self-confidence without arrogance.

The art of adulthood is to develop self-confidence without arrogance.

Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.

Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.

An adult male living alone stops being a vaguely tragicomic bachelor once he is found...

An adult male living alone stops being a vaguely tragicomic bachelor once he is found...