Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. – George Orwell
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
On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. – George Orwell
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. – Niccolo Machiavelli