A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.
George Orwell
Tragedy, Virtue, Humanity, Conflict, Society
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“A Socialist United States of Europe seems to me the only worthwhile political objective today.” George Orwell
Socialism, Politics, Unity, Europe, Ideology
George Orwell Socialism, Politics, Unity, Europe, Ideology“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“Apparently nothing will ever teach these people that the other 99 percent of the population exist.” George Orwell
Awareness, Society, Inequality, Perspective, Ignorance
George Orwell Awareness, Society, Inequality, Perspective, Ignorance“If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.” George Orwell
Future, Oppression, Power, Brutality, Dystopia
George Orwell Future, Oppression, Power, Brutality, Dystopia“There is no swifter route to the corruption of thought than through the corruption of language.” George Orwell
Language, Thought, Corruption, Communication, Reality
George Orwell Language, Thought, Corruption, Communication, Reality“Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.” George Orwell
Patriotism, Class, Loyalty, Nationalism, Identity
George Orwell Patriotism, Class, Loyalty, Nationalism, Identity“One must choose between God and Man, and all “radicals” and “progressives”, from the mildest liberal to the most extreme anarchist, have in effect chosen Man.” George Orwell
Faith, Ideology, Choice, Belief, Society
George Orwell Faith, Ideology, Choice, Belief, Society“Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.” George Orwell
Privacy, Control, Thought, Individuality, Freedom
George Orwell Privacy, Control, Thought, Individuality, Freedom“Before the war, and especially before the Boer War, it was summer all the year round.” George Orwell
Nostalgia, Peace, War, Memory, Change
George Orwell Nostalgia, Peace, War, Memory, Change“The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another.” George Orwell
Language, Politics, Ambiguity, Society, Ideals
George Orwell Language, Politics, Ambiguity, Society, Ideals“Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.” George Orwell
Humor, Rebellion, Society, Subversion, Expression
George Orwell Humor, Rebellion, Society, Subversion, Expression“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“You will have to get used to living without results and without hope. You will work for a while, you will be caught, you will confess, and then you will die. Those are the only results that you will ever see.” George Orwell
Despair, Fate, Struggle, Acceptance, Life
George Orwell Despair, Fate, Struggle, Acceptance, Life“There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction.” George Orwell
War, Progress, Reaction, Society, Conflict
George Orwell War, Progress, Reaction, Society, Conflict“How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.” “Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.” George Orwell
Reality, Perception, Truth, Sanity, Logic
George Orwell Reality, Perception, Truth, Sanity, Logic“Despotic governments can stand ‘moral force’ till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force.” George Orwell
Authority, Control, Power, Resistance, Society
George Orwell Authority, Control, Power, Resistance, Society“Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes.” George Orwell
Pain, Suffering, Humanity, Heroism, Reality
George Orwell Pain, Suffering, Humanity, Heroism, Reality“Processions, meetings, military parades, lectures, waxwork displays, film shows, telescreen programs all had to be organized; stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumours circulated, photographs faked.” George Orwell
Propaganda, Control, Society, Manipulation, Power
George Orwell Propaganda, Control, Society, Manipulation, Power