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

~George Orwell

Topics: Defense Largely Our Our Time Political Political Speech Speech Time Writing

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Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.

~George Orwell

Topics: Animals Cannot Catch Consumes Creature Does Eggs Enough Fast Give He Lay Lord Man Milk Only Plough Producing Pull Rabbits Run Too Weak Without

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Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end.

~George Orwell

Topics: About Bring Chaos Connected Decay End Improvement Language Political Some Starting Verbal

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The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

~George Orwell

Topics: Best Books Know Tell Those You

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

~George Orwell

Topics: Been Carried Classical Corporal Doubt Education Ever Out Punishment Successfully Whether Without

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Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below.

~George Orwell

Topics: Adult Below Best Child Eyes Faces Few Looking Part Reason Seen Ugliness Upwards

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As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

~George Orwell

Topics: Beings Civilized Flying Highly Human Human Beings Me Overhead Trying Write I Write

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

~George Orwell

Topics: Believe Could Ideas Intelligent Intelligent Person Only Person Some Them Very Wrong

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The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

~George Orwell

Topics: About Atrocities Capacity Committed Disapprove Does Even He Hearing His Nationalist Only Own Remarkable Side Them

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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

Topics: Fighting Hatred Invariably Lies People Screaming Who

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: June 25th, 1903

Died: January 21st, 1950

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