Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.
George Orwell
Tea, Culture, Tradition, Civilization, Comfort
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“The upper class desire to remain so, the middle class wish to overthrow the upper class, and the lower class want a classless system.” George Orwell
Class, Revolution, Hierarchy, Social Order, Power
George Orwell Class, Revolution, Hierarchy, Social Order, Power“Joyce is a poet and also an elephantine pedant.” George Orwell
Literature, Critique, Style, Writing, Insight
George Orwell Literature, Critique, Style, Writing, Insight“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“There will be no art, no literature, no science.” George Orwell
Art, Literature, Science, Suppression, Dystopia
George Orwell Art, Literature, Science, Suppression, Dystopia“Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful.” George Orwell
Autobiography, Truth, Honesty, Humanity, Vulnerability
George Orwell Autobiography, Truth, Honesty, Humanity, Vulnerability“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell
Time, Reality, Dystopia, Mystery, Coldness
George Orwell Time, Reality, Dystopia, Mystery, Coldness“Since pacifists have more freedom of action in countries where traces of democracy survive, pacifism can act more effectively against democracy than for it. Objectively the pacifist is pro-Nazi.” George Orwell
Pacifism, Democracy, Politics, Ideology, Conflict
George Orwell Pacifism, Democracy, Politics, Ideology, Conflict“Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation.” George Orwell
Obedience, Power, Control, Pain, Domination
George Orwell Obedience, Power, Control, Pain, Domination“Society has always to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.” George Orwell
Society, Expectation, Humanity, Reality, Demand
George Orwell Society, Expectation, Humanity, Reality, Demand“Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or bed—no escape. Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters in your skull.” George Orwell
Surveillance, Control, Privacy, Mind, Oppression
George Orwell Surveillance, Control, Privacy, Mind, Oppression“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“In the face of pain there are no heroes.” George Orwell
Pain, Heroism, Humanity, Struggle, Vulnerability
George Orwell Pain, Heroism, Humanity, Struggle, Vulnerability“Hunger reduces one to an utterly spineless, brainless condition, more like the after-effects of influenza than anything else. It is as though all one’s blood had been pumped out and lukewarm water substituted.” George Orwell
Hunger, Dehumanization, Vulnerability, Survival, Condition
George Orwell Hunger, Dehumanization, Vulnerability, Survival, Condition“The Penguin books are splendid value for sixpence, so splendid that if other publishers had any sense they would combine against them and suppress them.” George Orwell
Publishing, Value, Competition, Irony, Market
George Orwell Publishing, Value, Competition, Irony, Market“These people don’t see that if you encourage totalitarian methods, the time may come when they will be used against you instead of for you. Make a habit of imprisoning Fascists without trial, and perhaps the process won’t stop at Fascists.” George Orwell
Totalitarianism, Justice, Power, Consequences, Society
George Orwell Totalitarianism, Justice, Power, Consequences, Society“If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones.” George Orwell
Rebellion, Rules, Strategy, Control, Morality
George Orwell Rebellion, Rules, Strategy, Control, Morality