George Orwell

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or very foolish imagine otherwise

For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.

For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one read more

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

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.