Friday, April 29, 2016

George Orwell's Quotes

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.

He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.