On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. – George Orwell
Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. – George Orwell
Oceania was at war with Eurasia therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. – George Orwell
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