George Orwell Quotes (97+)

To survive, you must tell stories.

So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot.

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.

In our time, no one is poor but the poor.

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.

At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship.

The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.

Threats to freedom of speech, writing, and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.

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

All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.