George Orwell Quotes (97+)

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Jan 01, 1970 - Jan 01, 1970

The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.

In the face of pain, there are no heroes.

To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.

The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

A people that elect corrupt politicians, impostors, thieves, and traitors are not victims, but accomplices.

Doublethink lies at the very heart of Ingsoc, since the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty.

To write or even speak English is not a science but an art.

No one can look a fool in the face so long as he keeps his thoughts to himself.

Sanity is not statistical.

All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives lies a mystery.

The only good human being is a dead one.

About the Author

George Orwell (1903–1950), born Eric Arthur Blair, was a visionary English author famous for his social criticism and dystopian novels 'Animal Farm' and '1984'.