George Orwell Quotes
10 quotes
George Orwell
British author on truth, freedom, and political awareness
10 Quotes
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows
— Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part 1, Chapter 7
The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those that speak it
— Attributed in essays and speeches, recurring Orwell theme
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength
— Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part 1, Chapter 1
Big Brother is watching you
— Nineteen Eighty-Four, Chapter 1
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history
— Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part 1, Chapter 3 (paraphrased)
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others
— Animal Farm, Chapter 10
In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act
— Attributed to Orwell, commonly associated with Nineteen Eighty-Four, but not appearing verbatim in the text
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear
— Proposed Preface to Animal Farm, The Freedom of the Press
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection
— Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part 2, Chapter 9
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past
— Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part 1, Chapter 3