“War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and... too intelligent.”
Quote by George Orwell
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George Orwell
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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Source: The Complete Works of George Orwell: Smothered under journalism, 1946
“For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.”
Source: All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays
“In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.”
Source: The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage
Source: 1984
“Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.”
“As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.”
“Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.”
Source: Animal Farm and 1984