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Quote by George Orwell
But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt though

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. – George Orwell

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The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his personality, and even then not all the time. – George Orwell

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If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever. – George Orwell

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The downtrodden, who are the great creators of slang. – Anthony Burgess

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Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the Devil; for which reason I have, long since, as good as renounced it. – Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, Book II, chapter 4

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Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers. – George Orwell

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A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people. – George Bernard Shaw

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I like the way my heart beats, I like the way I think I dont need or want anything to change that. – Jordin Sparks

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