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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

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The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. ↗

— George Orwell

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Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper. ↗

— George Orwell

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Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. ↗

— George Orwell

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Good writing is like a windowpane. ↗

— George Orwell

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The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. ↗

— George Orwell

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It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane. ↗

— George Orwell

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Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below. ↗

— George Orwell

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This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it. ↗

— Adam Osborne

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They spend their time looking forward to the past. ↗

— John Osborne

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