A Socialist United States of Europe seems to me the only worthwhile political objective today.
George Orwell
Socialism, Politics, Unity, Europe, Ideology
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“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.” George Orwell
Love, Understanding, Connection, Humanity, Acceptance
George Orwell Love, Understanding, Connection, Humanity, Acceptance“Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child’s eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below.” George Orwell
Perception, Beauty, Innocence, Childhood, Perspective
George Orwell Perception, Beauty, Innocence, Childhood, Perspective“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” George Orwell
Power, Corruption, Equality, Irony, Society
George Orwell Power, Corruption, Equality, Irony, Society“The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in.” George Orwell
Hate, Society, Conformity, Control, Emotion
George Orwell Hate, Society, Conformity, Control, Emotion“The fight against bad English is not frivolous.” George Orwell
Language, Writing, Clarity, Expression, Purpose
George Orwell Language, Writing, Clarity, Expression, Purpose“How could you communicate with the future? It was impossible. Either the future would resemble the present in which case it would not listen to him, or it would be different from it, and his predicament would be meaningless.” George Orwell
Communication, Future, Isolation, Change, Legacy
George Orwell Communication, Future, Isolation, Change, Legacy“All human relationships must be purchased with money.” George Orwell
Relationships, Money, Society, Value, Capitalism
George Orwell Relationships, Money, Society, Value, Capitalism“Anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising effectiveness. A genuinely unfashionable opinion is almost never given a fair hearing.” George Orwell
Conformity, Orthodoxy, Censorship, Individuality, Silence
George Orwell Conformity, Orthodoxy, Censorship, Individuality, Silence“Wealth and privilege are most easily defended when they are possessed jointly.” George Orwell
Wealth, Privilege, Society, Power, Defense
George Orwell Wealth, Privilege, Society, Power, Defense“The consequences of every act are included in the act itself.” George Orwell
Consequences, Action, Responsibility, Morality, Life
George Orwell Consequences, Action, Responsibility, Morality, Life“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face, forever. The moral to be drawn from this dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one: don’t let it happen. It depends on you.” George Orwell
Future, Oppression, Dystopia, Power, Responsibility
George Orwell Future, Oppression, Dystopia, Power, Responsibility“If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable – what then?” George Orwell
Reality, Mind, Perception, Control, Existence
George Orwell Reality, Mind, Perception, Control, Existence“In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer...” George Orwell
Resilience, Strength, Life, Struggle, Power
George Orwell Resilience, Strength, Life, Struggle, Power“Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better or much worse – hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life.” George Orwell
Experience, Wisdom, Life, Hardship, Perspective
George Orwell Experience, Wisdom, Life, Hardship, Perspective“Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.” George Orwell
History, Education, Society, Warfare, Irony
George Orwell History, Education, Society, Warfare, Irony“Free speech is unthinkable. All other kinds of freedom are permitted. You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter, a fornicator; but you are not free to think for yourself.” George Orwell
Freedom, Speech, Control, Society, Repression
George Orwell Freedom, Speech, Control, Society, Repression“In this game that we’re playing, we can’t win. Some kinds of failure are better than other kinds, that’s all.” George Orwell
Failure, Life, Perspective, Acceptance, Reality
George Orwell Failure, Life, Perspective, Acceptance, Reality“One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense over sensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting.” George Orwell
Sensitivity, Civilization, Emotion, Society, Discomfort
George Orwell Sensitivity, Civilization, Emotion, Society, Discomfort