He who controls the past controls the future.

George Orwell in 1984
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At age 50, every man has the face he deserves.

classic quote by George Orwell
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Joyce is a poet and also an elephantine pedant.

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The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

George Orwell in Second Thoughts on James Burnham (May 1946)
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Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

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The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

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When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

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War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

George Orwell in Animal Farm (1945)
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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

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