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Even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the truth.

September 28, 2020 by Marika

“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any totalitarian country but even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the …

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

August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
George Orwell (1903 - 1950)

“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious,”  is a quote from George Orwell’s 1939 review of …

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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.”

August 18, 2020August 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

August 18, 2020August 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

August 14, 2020August 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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Even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the truth.

August 14, 2020August 6, 2020 by Marika

“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any totalitarian country but even in England, it’s not exactly profitable to speak and write the …

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Ten George Orwell Quotes on ‘Truth’

August 23, 2020July 28, 2020 by Marika

“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ‘If liberty means anything at all it means the right …

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