The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good. George Orwell View this quote
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
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The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is torture. The object of murder is murder. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me? George Orwell
The only imaginative prose writer of the slightest value who has appeared among the English-speaking races for some years past. George Orwell
The organizing principal for any culture is War. George Orwell
The party is not concerned with perpetuating itself. Who wields power is not important, providing that the hierarchical structure always remains the same. George Orwell
The Party is not interested in the overt act. The thought is all we care about. George Orwell
The Penguin books are splendid value for sixpence, so splendid that if other publishers had any sense they would combine against them and suppress them. George Orwell
The people will believe what the media tells them they believe. George Orwell
The plant is blind but it knows enough to keep pushing upwards towards the light, and it will continue to do this in the face of endless discouragements. George Orwell
The pleasures of spring are available to everybody and cost nothing. George Orwell
English author and journalist
June 25th, 1903 - January 21st, 1950