“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
Men“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
Men“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
Men“Serious sport is war minus the shooting.”
War“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
Freedom“Oceania was at war with Eurasia therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.”
War“Good writing is like a windowpane.”
Good“In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
Time“Four legs good, two legs bad.”
Good“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
Future“War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.”
War“For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.”
Truth“We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun.”
Food“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”
Freedom“It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.”
Good“In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.”
Age“The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.”
Best“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
Men“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.”
Men“Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.”
Power“He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him.”
God“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.”
Jealousy