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Quote by George Orwell
It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democrat

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. – George Orwell

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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

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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. – George Orwell

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We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. – Jean de la Bruyere

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Being brave isnt the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it. – Bear Grylls

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