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Quote by George Orwell
There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no differe

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction. – 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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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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As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents. – George Orwell

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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passions, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. РAndr̩ Gide, Journals, 13 September 1938

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It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. – Douglas MacArthur

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To kill a man is not to defend a doctrine, but to kill a man. – Michael Servetus

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