Informed quotes by George Orwell on Poverty
To understand poverty, it causes and consequences, Orwell spent intermittent years of his life immersed with the impoverished, unemployed and down-and-outs of …
The United Kingdom
Christopher Hitchens’ quotes on life and death
Most of us have heard anecdotes about public figures who had read their own premature obituaries. It happened to Mark Twain, Alfred …
Bertrand Russell quotes on war
Until World War II, Bertrand Russell’s quotes on war were indicative of his deeply-held, pacifist beliefs. Yet, in the face of Nazi …
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 …
“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 …
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 …