Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
~ George Orwell

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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
~ George Orwell

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Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.
~ George Orwell

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The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
~ George Orwell

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Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.
~ George Orwell

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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
~ George Orwell

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

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