‘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.’

—George Orwell, novelist (25 Jun 1903-1950).

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

— George Orwell.

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”

—George Orwell.

“Perhaps a man really dies when his brain stops, when he loses the power to take in a new idea.”

—George Orwell.

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”

—George Orwell.

“It is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level.”

—George Orwell.

“We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right.”

—George Orwell.