Quote of George Orwell - Don’t you see that the whole...
Biography - George Orwell:
George Orwell (pen name of Eric Arthur Blair) is an English novelist, essayist and journalist. He was born in Motihari, British India.
Born: 1903 - Died: 1950
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: India
Born: 1903 - Died: 1950
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: India
Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.
Translation
(French, German)
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Quotes about freedom of expression:
Article XI – The free communication of thoughts and of opinions is one of the most precious rights of man: any citizen thus may speak, write, print freely, except to respond to the abuse of this liberty, in the cases determined by the law.
Quotes about thought:
Quotes for: word
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Quotes for: impossible
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
Quotes for: limit
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.
Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.
George Orwell also said...
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