Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.

If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation even among people who should and do know better.

No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer.

Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.

True freedom is the right to say something that others don't want to hear.

What can the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840? But then, what have you in common with the child of five whose photograph your mother keeps on the mantelpiece? Nothing, except that you happen to be the same person.