George Orwell

The whole question of evolution seems less momentous than it did, because, unlike the Victorians, we do not feel that to be descended from animals is degrading to human dignity.

George Orwell

The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies ‘something not desirable.’

George Orwell

The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another.

George Orwell

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

George Orwell

There are some situations from which one can only escape by acting like a devil or a lunatic.

George Orwell

There are some things only intellectuals are crazy enough to believe.

George Orwell

There is a minority of gifted, willfuf people who are determined to live their own lives to the end, and writers belong in this class.

George Orwell

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction.

George Orwell

There is no such thing as a naval dictatorship.

George Orwell

There is no swifter route to the corruption of thought than through the corruption of language

George Orwell