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Quote by George Orwell
We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is

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

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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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Fear
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George Orwell
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The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. – George Orwell

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War
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George Orwell
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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

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Jealousy
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George Orwell
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Other Quotes from
Intelligence
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To the man-in-the-street, who, Im sorry to say, is a keen observer of life. The word Intellectual suggests straight away. A man whos untrue to his wife. – W. H. Auden

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Intelligence

We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to intelligence. – Remy de Gourmont

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Intelligence

The Bush administration also was not straightforward about the intelligence it had, releasing tenuous information that fit its goal of attacking Iraq. I feel deceived. – Ken Lucas

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Intelligence

I strongly support the call to greatly expand our human intelligence capability to penetrate al Qaeda and gather critical intelligence to prevent terrorist attacks on our homeland. – Jim Ramstad

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Intelligence

Random Quotes

I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality. – Ricky Williams

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Sports

Im passionate about everything, like my family and friends. Anybody I am talkin to is gonna be bona fide real. There is no substitution for happiness. Period. – Suge Knight

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Happiness

A Constitution should be short and obscure. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Constitution

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it. – Harry S. Truman

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Time