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George Orwell

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

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George Orwell

Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below.

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George Orwell

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.

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George Orwell

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.

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