Quote by George Orwell
Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. - George O

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. – George Orwell

Other quotes by George Orwell

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. – George Orwell

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Future
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Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac. – George Orwell

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War
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Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie… a dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion. – George Orwell

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funny
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power
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Censorship is saying: Im the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine. But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper. – Ai Weiwei

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power

Its being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power – if youre willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do. – Whoopi Goldberg

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power

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot of yourselves, without revelation, admit the existence within you of anything but a power unknown to you of feeling and thinking. – Voltaire

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power

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. – Booker T. Washington

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power

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You cant always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every managers got some sphere of autonomy. Dont pass the buck up the line. – Bob Anderson

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I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art. – Bill Walton

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The way you communicate an idea is different than the way you communicate a product. – Frank Luntz

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First of all, my persuasion is what really breeds violence is political differences. But because religion serves as the soul of community, it gets drawn into the fracas and turns up the heat. – Huston Smith

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