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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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Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. – George Orwell

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Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell. – George Orwell

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Ive noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if its far enough in the future. – Brian Eno

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Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature. – Walter Savage Landor

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At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world. – Charles Darwin

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The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. – Mary Pickford

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