The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty, that one does not push asceticism to the point where it makes friendly intercourse impossible, and that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human individuals.
George OrwellUntil they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
George OrwellPreventive war is a crime not easily committed by a country that retains any traces of democracy.
George OrwellThe words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another.
George Orwell