Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist.
In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. Use this quote
Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards. Use this quote
The best books... are those that tell you what you know already. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. Use this quote
I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment. Use this quote
A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase. Use this quote
We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. Use this quote
Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. Use this quote
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Use this quote
