George Orwell Quote Explained: One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.

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For a creative writer possession of the ‘truth’ is less important than emotional sincerity.

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The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.

- George Orwell

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The truth, it is felt, becomes untruth when your enemy utters it.

- George Orwell

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The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.

- George Orwell

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Hate

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It’s frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence.

- George Orwell

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A Socialist United States of Europe seems to me the only worth-while political objective today

- George Orwell

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All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers.

- George Orwell

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Antisemitism, for instance, is simply not the doctrine of a grown-up person.

- George Orwell

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· India

One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.

One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.

For a creative writer possession of the ‘truth’ is less important than emotional sincerity.

The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.

The truth, it is felt, becomes untruth when your enemy utters it.

The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.

It’s frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence.

A Socialist United States of Europe seems to me the only worth-while political objective today

All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers.

Antisemitism, for instance, is simply not the doctrine of a grown-up person.

But you can’t live your life worried about dying all the time. If you do, you’re dead already.

What greater gift is there than to demonstrate you need not fear death?

What misery to be afraid of death. What wretchedness, to believe only in what can be proven.

We trouble our life by thoughts about death, and our death by thoughts about life.

Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this agony.

Tell me, Doctor, are you afraid of death?” “I guess it depends on how you die.

I adore life but I dont fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible.

Don’t let anyone tell you that age purchases your freedom from fear of death.

One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.

One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.

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