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

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

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In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. – George Orwell

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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in ones mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. – George Orwell

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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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Power without abuse loses its charm. – Paul Valery

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Character is power. – Booker T. Washington

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I think its child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, its at the cost of someones natural development. Its already hard enough to develop. – Alanis Morissette

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The truth does not require a majority to prevail, ladies and gentlemen. The truth is its own power. The truth will out. Never forget that. – Rush Limbaugh

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The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it. – Dag Hammarskjold

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