I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment. – George Orwell
War is a way of shattering to pieces… materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent. – George Orwell
All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. – George Orwell
For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity. – George Orwell