Today is the birthday of Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950), author, better known by his pen name George Orwell. His most famous works are the novels, Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).A great deal of Nineteen Eighty-Four's expressive lexicon has entered into the English language, such as Big Brother, doublethink, Newspeak, and Big Brother is watching you.
"Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness." - George Orwell
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." - George Orwell
"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell
"Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
"Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." - George Orwell
"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." - George Orwell
"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection." - George Orwell
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." - George Orwell
"Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness." - George Orwell
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." - George Orwell
"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell
"Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
"Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." - George Orwell
"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." - George Orwell
"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection." - George Orwell
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." - George Orwell
Trivia bit: "The adjective Orwellian describes the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free society. It connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past, including the unperson — a person whose past existence is expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by modern repressive governments." direct quote source (1)
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