People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. – George Orwell
There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction. – George Orwell
The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. – George Orwell