George Orwell Quotes (97+)

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Jan 01, 1970 - Jan 01, 1970

The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.

The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

Who controls the present controls the past. Who controls the past controls the future.

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

One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

The theory of oligarchical collectivism... is held by only a minority of the people.

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

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

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules, and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence.

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'.