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“Man's greatest drive is not love or hate but to change another person's writing.”

Quote by George Orwell

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George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was a British novelist and political critic. Known for his sharp social criticism and profound insights into totalitarianism, Orwell is best remembered for his novels '1984' and 'Animal Farm', which remain influential to this day. more

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Book:Down and Out in Paris and London

Source: Down and Out in Paris and London

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Book:The Complete Works of George Orwell: Our job is to make life worth living, 1949-1950

Source: The Complete Works of George Orwell: Our job is to make life worth living, 1949-1950

“The enemies of intellectual liberty always try to present their case as a plea for discipline versus individualism. The issue truth-versus-untruth is as far as possible kept in the background.”

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Book:The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945

Source: The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945

“The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside”

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Book:The complete works of George Orwell

Source: The complete works of George Orwell

“The machine has got to be accepted, but it is probably better to accept it rather as one accepts a drug - that is, grudgingly and suspiciously. Like a drug, the machine is useful, dangerous, and habit-forming. The oftener one surrenders to it the tighter its grip becomes.”

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Book:The Road to Wigan Pier

Source: The Road to Wigan Pier

“We are in a strange period of history in which a revolutionary has to be a patriot and a patriot has to be a revolutionary.”

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Book:A patriot after all, 1940-1941

Source: A patriot after all, 1940-1941

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Book:The Wilderness World of John Muir

Source: The Wilderness World of John Muir

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Source: The Wilderness World of John Muir

“One day's exposure to mountains is better than cartloads of books. See how willingly Nature poses herself upon photographers' plates. No earthly chemicals are so sensitive as those of the human soul.”

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Book:The Wilderness World of John Muir

Source: The Wilderness World of John Muir

“A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one. Once he has left office he cannot do very much; and he is a fool if he fails to realize it all and to be profoundly thankful for having had the great chance.”

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Source: Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia