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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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He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him. – George Orwell

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Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell. – George Orwell

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It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious. – Alfred North Whitehead

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A person of intellect without energy added to it, is a failure. – Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort

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But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives. – Joan D. Vinge

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It occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The first casualty when war comes is truth. – Hiram Johnson

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Look, I dont want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if youre alive youve got to flap your arms and legs, youve got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or youre not alive. – Mel Brooks

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