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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― 1984
― 1984

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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“He who loved himself became great in himself, and he who loved others became great through his devotion, but he who loved God became greater than all.”
― Fear and Trembling
― Fear and Trembling

“One sometimes gets the impression that the mere words ‘Socialism’ and ‘Communism’ draw towards them with magnetic force every fruit-juice drinker, nudist, sandal-wearer, sex-maniac, Quaker, ‘Nature Cure’ quack, pacifist, and feminist in England.”
― The Road to Wigan Pier
― The Road to Wigan Pier
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