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“If readers and writers are conscious of language, they will cease to be susceptible to corrupt political argument. Totalitarianism will lose its strength in the face of crisp, clear prose. It is a heavy burden to place on the shoulders of the English language. That Orwell was willing to assign language such power underscored his belief in the centrality of speech to politics, and the importance not only of securing free speech, but of ensuring that words that are spoken freely are also spoken honestly.”

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Book:Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-first Century, Library Edition

Source: Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-first Century, Library Edition

“He opposed the capitalist imperial order, but he remained at heart a traditionalist, imbued with the patriotic values of his childhood and implacably wedded to a patriarchal view of society.”

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Book:Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-first Century, Library Edition

Source: Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-first Century, Library Edition

“The Eric Blair who finished Eton in 1921 was a naive young snob, with little knowledge of the world beyond the confines of the British middle class. His experiences in Burma, in Paris’s Latin Quarter, among England’s destitute in London and Wigan, and particularly in Catalonia developed his social conscience and honed his commitment to the twin ideals of liberty and social justice with which he remains indelibly associated.”

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Book:Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-first Century, Library Edition

Source: Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-first Century, Library Edition