If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
George OrwellSooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.
George OrwellHigh sentiments always win in the end. The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.
George Orwell...the object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.
George OrwellIf he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. The sealed world in which he lives would be broken, and the fear, hatred and self-righteousness on which his morale depends might evaporate.
George Orwell