The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. – George Orwell
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. – 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