A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims, but accomplices.
Tag: George Orwell
(1903-1950) British author.
Progressive ideas
So much of the left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire, by people who don’t even know that fire is hot.
Thoughts vs. actions
The Party is not interested in the overt act. The thought is all we care about.
Hating the truth
The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.
Loss of freedom means loss of rights
Threats to freedom of speech, writing, and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.
Truth can be revolutionary
In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Truth vs. lies
The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.
Why we have wars
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.
Cheerleading for war
All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
Politics are everywhere
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.