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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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For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity. – George Orwell

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Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. – George Orwell

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It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface ones own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane. – George Orwell

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We can no longer expect an Intelligence Community that is mostly male and mostly white to be able to monitor and infiltrate suspicious organizations or terrorist groups. – Jane Harman

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