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• The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.
  -- George Orwell...
• Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise.
  -- George Orwell (1903-1950), "Shooting an Elephant", 1950...
• George Orwell was an optimist.
• If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on the human face-- forever .
  . . And remember that it is forever. -- George Orwell -- 1984...
• 1948: A novel for dyslexics by George Orwell.