George Orwell | politics
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.
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George Orwell | men
We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
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George Orwell | men
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
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George Orwell | men
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
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George Orwell | jealousy
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.
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