Author of quotes: George Orwell. Page 2

Every nationalist is haunted by the idea that the past can - and must - be changed.

Nine times out of ten, the revolutionary is a rock climber with a bomb in his pocket.

The obvious, the simple, the right needs protection. Obvious truths are true - that's what you need to hold on to! The real world exists, and its laws are immutable. Stone is solid, water is wet, objects that nothing holds are attracted to the center of the Earth.

It is worth touching the nationalist nerve, and intellectual decency disappears somewhere, the past changes, the most obvious facts are denied. If there is nationalistic attachment or hatred somewhere in the mind, facts that are known to be true may become unacceptable.

He knew that that red-haired woman from the next cell, day after day, was looking out in the press for the names of the evaporated, that is, declared to have never existed. There is probably no more suitable person for this robot: a couple of years ago, her husband was also evaporated.

Yes, he is a lonely ghost, preaching a truth that no one will hear. But as long as it resounds from his lips, its continuity is mysteriously preserved. To pass on the legacy of humanity to future generations, it is not necessary to be heard - it is enough not to lose your mind.

Masking feelings, controlling the face has long been an instinct.

There are situations when "wrong" beliefs are more sincere than "true" ones.

Most revolutionaries are potential conservatives.

Autobiography can only be believed if something shameful is revealed in it.

Sometimes I walk down the street and catch myself looking at the windows, choosing a good place for a machine gun nest.

I agree to accept the Christian cosmos, but you object to paradise.

Is hypocrisy oppressing?

Well, why not just accept life as it opens up to us?