The man in brown leaned upon his staff. ‘Considering how little humans think alike, it might be that this spider would react with fear, defiance, indifference, fatalism, or incredulity. Anything’s possible.� He reached out with his staff
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“Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.”
― On Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History
― On Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History

“Does Big Brother exist?"
"Of course he exists. The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party."
"Does he exist in the same way as I exist?"
"You do not exist.”
― 1984
"Of course he exists. The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party."
"Does he exist in the same way as I exist?"
"You do not exist.”
― 1984

“You will see me, where there is no darkness.”
― 1984
― 1984

“As long as there are slaughter houses there will always be battlefields.”
― What I Believe
― What I Believe
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