Society has always to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. George Orwell beingdemandhuman Change image and share on social
All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell coincidefactforesee share on social
I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment. George Orwell carryclassicalcorporal Change image and share on social
Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion. George Orwell custarddirtyfunny Change image and share on social
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. George Orwell bedharmman Change image and share on social
To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others. George Orwell humanlovemean Change image and share on social
War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and... too intelligent. George Orwell comfortableintelligentmake Change image and share on social
So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot. George Orwell firehotkind Change image and share on social
Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. George Orwell animalcatchconsume share on social
Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf. George Orwell abjurebehalfcommit Change image and share on social