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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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We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. – George Orwell

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

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Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind. – George William Curtis

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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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Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence. – Michael Polanyi

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Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing. – Thomas A. Edison

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Music makes me high on stage, and thats the truth. Its like being almost addicted to music. – Jimi Hendrix

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