One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but it is rash to assume that the child feels any love in return. George Orwell adultassumechild Change image and share on social
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. George Orwell freedomignorancepeace Change image and share on social
Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell liberalpowerworshipper Change image and share on social
Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. George Orwell appearancedesigngive Change image and share on social
Good writing is like a windowpane. George Orwell goodwindowpanewrite Change image and share on social
Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. George Orwell deceptionhungernationalism Change image and share on social
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink. George Orwell aimclearcuttlefish share on social
Men are only as good as their technical development allows them to be. George Orwell developmentgoodman Change image and share on social
Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing. George Orwell disappointillusioninvariably Change image and 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