War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. – George Orwell
Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. – George Orwell
If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics – a creed from which you yourself cannot expect to draw any material advantage – surely that proves that you are in the right? – George Orwell
Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. – George Orwell