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Quote by George Orwell
All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the sam

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. – George Orwell

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Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. – George Orwell

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The Australian Governments decision to take on the dominant funding role for the entire public hospital system is designed to: end the blame game eliminate waste and to shoulder the funding burden of the rapidly rising health costs of the future. – Kevin Rudd

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The future is going to be boring. The suburbanisation of the planet will continue, and the suburbanisation of the soul will follow soon after. – J. G. Ballard

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