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George Orwell quote about language from 1984 (1949) - The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.

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“ The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect. ”

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Author

George Orwell

Source

1984

Topic

language politics totalitarianism revolution

Date

1949

Language

English

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http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100021.txt

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