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Quote by George Orwell
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough m

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – 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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good
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War is a way of shattering to pieces… materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent. – George Orwell

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But men are so full of greed today, theyll sell anything for a little piece of money. – Little Richard

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We do not want the men of another color for our brothers-in-law, but we do want them for our brothers. – Booker T. Washington

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A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful. – Frederick William Robertson

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Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. – Stephen Leacock

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Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory. – Albert Schweitzer

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The future is… black. – James Baldwin

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I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end. – Khalil Gibran

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The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother — and they’ll settle for a puppy every time. – Winston Pendelton

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