From the proletarians nothing is to be feared. Left to themselves, they will continue from generation to generation and from century to century, working, breeding, and dying, not only without any impulse to rebel, but without the power of grasping that the world could be other than it is.
George OrwellThe tendency of advanced capitalism has been to enlarge the middle class and not to wipe it out, as it once seemed likely to do.
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 OrwellFreedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose
George Orwell