Before the war, and especially before the Boer War, it was summer all the year round.
George Orwell
Nostalgia, Peace, War, Memory, Change
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“The tendency of advanced capitalism has been to enlarge the middle class and not to wipe it out, as it once seemed likely to do.” George Orwell
Capitalism, Society, Class, Economy, Change
George Orwell Capitalism, Society, Class, Economy, Change“Only the disciplined mind can see reality, Winston. You believe that reality is something objective, external, existing in its own right. You also believe that the nature of reality is self-evident. When you delude yourself into thinking that you see something, you assume that everyone else sees the same thing as you. But I tell you, Winston, that reality is not external. Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.” George Orwell
Reality, Perception, Discipline, Mind, Philosophy
George Orwell Reality, Perception, Discipline, Mind, Philosophy“The common people, on the whole, are still living in the world of absolute good and evil from which the intellectuals have long since escaped.” George Orwell
Morality, Good and Evil, Common People, Intellectualism, Perspective
George Orwell Morality, Good and Evil, Common People, Intellectualism, Perspective“Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.” George Orwell
Friendship, Trust, Ideals, Animal, Allegory
George Orwell Friendship, Trust, Ideals, Animal, Allegory“Myths which are believed in tend to become true.” George Orwell
Myth, Belief, Reality, Perception, Truth
George Orwell Myth, Belief, Reality, Perception, Truth“Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.” George Orwell
Strength, Animal, Loyalty, Work, Sacrifice
George Orwell Strength, Animal, Loyalty, Work, Sacrifice“Why should fruit be held inferior to the flower?” George Orwell
Beauty, Value, Nature, Comparison, Symbolism
George Orwell Beauty, Value, Nature, Comparison, Symbolism“The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.” George Orwell
Nationalism, Bias, Atrocities, Ignorance, Loyalty
George Orwell Nationalism, Bias, Atrocities, Ignorance, Loyalty“The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose.” George Orwell
Writing, Motivation, Purpose, Egoism, Expression
George Orwell Writing, Motivation, Purpose, Egoism, Expression“TRUTH – It’s the New Hate Speech: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” – George Orwell.” George Orwell
Truth, Deceit, Revolution, Resistance, Society
George Orwell Truth, Deceit, Revolution, Resistance, Society“I'm fat, but I'm thin inside. There's a thin man inside every fat man.” George Orwell
Identity, Perception, Self, Duality, Body Image
George Orwell Identity, Perception, Self, Duality, Body Image“In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning.” George Orwell
Writing, Art, Criticism, Meaning, Vagueness
George Orwell Writing, Art, Criticism, Meaning, Vagueness“Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments.” George Orwell
Protest, Speech, Society, Argument, Powerlessness
George Orwell Protest, Speech, Society, Argument, Powerlessness““Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better!” It went on for five minutes without stopping. And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse.” George Orwell
Manipulation, Control, Society, Propaganda, Revolt
George Orwell Manipulation, Control, Society, Propaganda, Revolt“The mind should develop a blind spot whenever a dangerous thought presented itself. The process should be automatic, instinctive. Crimestop, they called it in Newspeak.” George Orwell
Thought, Control, Manipulation, Psychology, Repression
George Orwell Thought, Control, Manipulation, Psychology, Repression“The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the cities, the lies are streaming from the loudspeakers, but the earth is still going round the sun.” George Orwell
War, Technology, Reality, Lies, Society
George Orwell War, Technology, Reality, Lies, Society“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink.” George Orwell
Language, Insincerity, Clarity, Communication, Expression
George Orwell Language, Insincerity, Clarity, Communication, Expression