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Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

April 10, 2021August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
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“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious,”  is a paraphrased quote from George Orwell’s 1939 review …

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“You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter; but you are not free to think for yourself.”

April 10, 2021August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
“You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter, a fornicator; but you are not free to think for yourself.” ~George Orwell

Orwell actually wrote: “You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter, a fornicator; but you are not …

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Orwell: Politics and the English language

April 10, 2021August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past

“Political language – and with variations, this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make …

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Orwell on liberty and freedom of expression

April 10, 2021August 14, 2020 by Marika

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ~ George …

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