George Orwell Quotes

“Whatever the Party holds to be the truth, is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the Party.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:truth reality oppression

“In our society, those who have the best knowledge of what is happening are also those who are furthest from seeing the world as it is.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:power democracy

“The best books . . . are those that tell you what you know already.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:knowledge reading books

“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:freedom speech politics

“Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:freedom thought tyranny

“Your worst enemy . . . was your own nervous system.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:self mind enemy

“But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:fear feelings

“All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.”

― George Orwell, Animal Farm

topic:men enemy

“The real power, the power we have to fight for night and day, is not power over things, but over men.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:men power

“Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”

― George Orwell, 1984

topic:power government politics

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