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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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War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. – George Orwell

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No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. – George Orwell

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Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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As much as we all talk about the future and how so many things are merging, there is a simplicity that is crucial. – Ryan Seacrest

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The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability. – Julia Gillard

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The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today. – Harriet Beecher Stowe

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What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. – Isabel Allende

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Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea – the profound solitude – that does it for me. – Billy Campbell

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Cease, warring thoughts, and let his brain
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Faith is not about everything turning out okay, faith is about being okay no matter how things turn out. – Author Unknown

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