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

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Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. – George Orwell

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Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts. – Nelson Mandela

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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. – Aristotle

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As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become. – Jean-Paul Sartre

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