Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

George Orwell

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George Orwell

George Orwell (1903-1950) was a British essayist and novelist whose works 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' and 'Animal Farm' defined the modern understanding of totalitarianism. His clear, direct prose style and unwavering commitment to truth made him the twentieth century's most influential political writer in English.

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George Orwell's Other Quotes

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

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