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. - George Orwell Quotes
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. George Orwell
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In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible - George Orwell Quotes

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

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We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class where we belong, and probably when we get there it will not be so dreadful as we feared, for, after all, we have nothing to lose. - George Orwell Quotes

We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class where we belong, and probably when we get there it will not be so dreadful as we feared, for, after all, we have nothing to lose.

George Orwell

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A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature - George Orwell Quotes

A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature

George Orwell

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To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization. - George Orwell Quotes

To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.

George Orwell

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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. - George Orwell Quotes

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.

George Orwell

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All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting. - George Orwell Quotes

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

George Orwell

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An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats. - George Orwell Quotes

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

George Orwell

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To accept an unorthodoxy is always to inherit unresolved contradictions - George Orwell Quotes

To accept an unorthodoxy is always to inherit unresolved contradictions

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Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there. - George Orwell Quotes

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.

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When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic. - George Orwell Quotes

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

George Orwell

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