Even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the truth.
“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any totalitarian country but even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the …
Authors and Academics
Orson Welles’ ‘Third Man’ cuckoo clock quote howler
In the 1949 film noir classic, The Third Man, Orson Welles as Harry Lime said: “Holly, I’d like to cut you in, …
“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.”
“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious,” is a paraphrased quote from George Orwell’s 1939 review …
“You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter; but you are not free to think for yourself.”
Orwell actually wrote: “You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter, a fornicator; but you are not …
Orwell: Politics and the English language
“Political language – and with variations, this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make …
“I found prison in many ways quite agreeable.” ~ Bertrand Russell
Russell made the following comments about his time in prison for political activism: “I found prison in many ways quite agreeable. I …
Orwell on liberty and freedom of expression
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ~ George …
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God
“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God” is an aphorism and proposed motto for the Seal of the United States attributed to …
Even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the truth.
“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any totalitarian country but even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the …
Ten George Orwell Quotes on ‘Truth’
“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ‘If liberty means anything at all it means the right …