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Quotes By George Orwell

Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.

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In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

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On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.

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To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.

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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

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A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?

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In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning.

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Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.

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