Quote by George Orwell
War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might othe

War is a way of shattering to pieces… materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent. – George Orwell

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Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. – George Orwell

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It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface ones own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane. – George Orwell

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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. – Albert Einstein

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The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking… the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. – Albert Einstein

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It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war. – Lester B. Pearson

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I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War. – Dave Barry

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