The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies 'something not desirable.' George Orwell More Quotes by George Orwell More Quotes From George Orwell He thought with a kind of astonishment of the biological uselessness of pain and fear, the treachery of the human body which always freezes into inertia at exactly the moment when a special effort is needed. George Orwell effort pain special It struck him that in moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy, but always against one’s own body... On the battlefield, in the torture chamber, on a sinking ship, the issues that you are fighting for are always forgotten, because the body swells up until it fills the universe, and even when you are not paralysed by fright or screaming with pain, life is a moment-to-moment struggle against hunger or cold or sleeplessness, against a sour stomach or an aching tooth. George Orwell pain fighting struggle Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon - so long as there is no answer to it - gives claws to the weak. George Orwell gun strong simple What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? George Orwell atheism intelligent giving They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening George Orwell tyrants events reality The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. George Orwell language inspirational enemy When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, 'I am going to produce a work of art.' I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing. George Orwell book lying art Sheer egoism... Writers share this characteristic with scientists, artists, politicians, lawyers, soldiers, successful businessmen - in short, with the whole top crust of humanity. George Orwell artist successful writing We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class where we belong, and probably when we get there it will not be so dreadful as we feared, for, after all, we have nothing to lose. George Orwell struggle fear class Before the war, and especially before the Boer War, it was summer all the year round. George Orwell summer war peace Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. George Orwell truth happiness life Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing. George Orwell wells stealing literature But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother. George Orwell victory brother struggle How could you communicate with the future? It was impossible. Either the future would resemble the present in which case it would not listen to him, or it would be different from it, and his predicament would be meaningless. George Orwell different would-be impossible In some ways she was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda. Once when he happened in some connection to mention the war against Eurasia, she startled him by saying casually that in her opinion the war was not happening. The rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, "just to keep the people frightened." George Orwell party government war Friend of fatherless! Fountain of happiness! Lord of the swill-bucket! Oh, how my soul is on Fire when I gaze at thy Calm and commanding eye. Like the sun in the sky, Comrade Napoleon! Thou are the giver of All thy creatures love, Full belly twice a day, clean straw to roll upon; Every beast great or small, Sleeps at peace in his stall, Thou watchest over all, Comrade Napoleon! Had I a sucking-pig, Ere he had grown as big Even as a pint bottle or a a rolling-pin He should have learned to be Faithful and true to thee, Yes, his first squeak should be Comrade Napoleon! George Orwell eye fire sleep Preventive war is a crime not easily committed by a country that retains any traces of democracy. George Orwell democracy war country There is a minority of gifted, willfuf people who are determined to live their own lives to the end, and writers belong in this class. George Orwell writing class people And the bigger the fall, the bigger the joke. It would be better fun to throw a custard pie at a bishop than at a curate. George Orwell pie fun fall We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them. George Orwell enemy
