Quotes by

George Orwell

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. – George Orwell

The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his personality, and even then not all the time. – George Orwell

In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act. – George Orwell

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents. – George Orwell

Liberal: a power worshipper without power. – George Orwell

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. – George Orwell

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. – 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

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. – George Orwell

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

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. – George Orwell

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. – George Orwell

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them. – George Orwell

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. – George Orwell

Happiness can exist only in acceptance. – George Orwell

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness. – George Orwell

Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be. – George Orwell

Four legs good, two legs bad. – George Orwell