Quotes by George Orwell
The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.
A people who elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims… but accomplices.
It is fatal to look at life without a sense of purpose.
The aim of totalitarianism is not merely to control thought, but to standardize it.
The most effective propaganda is often that which we believe we have discovered for ourselves.
Freedom is not the right to do as one pleases, but the power to do what is right.
The most effective propaganda is that which we internalize as common sense.
Perhaps the only true victory lies in maintaining one's own intellectual integrity, even when all others have abandoned theirs.
The past, if not examined, becomes a script for future failures.
Progress is not always what it seems; sometimes it's merely a well-disguised cage.
The most effective propaganda isn't that which shouts the loudest, but that which whispers in the guise of common sense.
The real test of courage is not to die for a cause, but to live for it when it's unpopular.
Progress is not always linear; sometimes, it is a slow circling back to what we should have known all along.
In an age of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
The true test of freedom is not whether we *can* do anything, but whether we *dare* to.
Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution to establish the dictatorship.
Hope is a dangerous thing; it can blind one to the realities that surround them.
The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. It has always been at war with Eastasia.
Perhaps the truest freedom is the freedom to think unpopular thoughts.
He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.
Progress, if it can be called that, often amounts to trading one set of chains for another.
Patriotism is often a veneer for something far less noble.
Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.
The past is altered not only by events, but by the fading of memory.
The most effective propaganda isn't that which convinces, but that which normalizes.
In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
The best books tell you what you already know.
Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.
The essence of being human lies in the ability to doubt, to question, to resist.
The illusion of choice is sometimes the most insidious form of control.
We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.
The most effective propaganda is that which convinces you that you are thinking for yourself.
The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.
The true measure of a society is not its wealth, but how it treats its dissenters.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
The illusion of choice is often more potent than genuine freedom.
To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.
The most effective mask is the one you believe you aren't wearing.
The truth is not a privilege; it's a necessity, even when it's bitter to swallow.
In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Progress is a pendulum; it swings forward, then inevitably back, but never to the exact same point.
Power is not holding the whip, but convincing others to hold it for you.
In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia.
The future is not something that merely happens to us, it is something we create.
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of history.
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