Every war, when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac. George Orwell More Quotes by George Orwell More Quotes From George Orwell The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. George Orwell east-asia1984-moviewar True freedom is the right to say something that others don't want to hear. George Orwell true-freedomwant England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every English institution, from horse racing to suet puddings. It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during God save the King than of stealing from a poor box. George Orwell horsekingscountry News is something somebody doesn't want printed; all else is advertising. George Orwell advertisingnewswant The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better. George Orwell freedom-and-happinesschoiceslying Real journalism is publishing something that somebody else does not want published - the rest is just public relations. George Orwell realdoewant The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded. George Orwell fools-dayaggravationhumility It's not so much staying alive, it's staying human that's important. What counts is that we don't betray each other. George Orwell betrayaliveimportant Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane. George Orwell window-panesshouldwriting The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental , nor do they result from from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink George Orwell exercisewarlying Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose George Orwell freedom-of-the-presscriticizemean A man may take to drink because he feels himself to he a George Orwell uglymaymen And if our book consumption remains as low as it has been, at least let us admit that it is because reading is a less exciting pastime than going to the dogs, the pictures or the pub, and not because books, whether bought or borrowed, are too expensive. George Orwell readingdogbook The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. George Orwell deceitobjectivitylying A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy, and its ruling caste, in order to keep its position, has to be thought of as infallible. But since, in practice, no one is infallible, it is frequently necessary to rearrange past events in order to show that this or that mistake was not made, or that this or that imaginary triumph actually happened. George Orwell mistakeorderpast War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. George Orwell freedomstrengthpeace We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. George Orwell intelligenceintelligentmen Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious. George Orwell freedomtruthknowledge The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave. They owned all the land, all the houses, all the factories, and all the money. If anyone disobeyed them they could throw him into prison, or they could take his job away and starve him to death. When any ordinary person spoke to a capitalist he had to cringe and bow to him, and take off his cap and address him as 'Sir' George Orwell landhousejobs I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane. George Orwell talkinglifefunny
