...the object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.

Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.

Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it.

The whole idea of revenge and punishment is a childish day-dream. Properly speaking, there is no such thing as revenge. Revenge is an act which you want to commit when you are powerless and because you are powerless: as soon as the sense of impotence is removed, the desire evaporates also.

Until one has some kind of professional relationship with books, one does not discover how bad the majority of them are.

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.

Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you.