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“The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy;...” George Orwell, 1984

“The object of power is power.” George Orwell, 1984

“For each Joan of Arc there is a Hitler perched at the other end of the teeter-totter.” Charles Bukowski, Factotum

“We need a Napoleon. An Alexander. Except that Napoleon lost in the end, and Alexander flamed out and died young. We need a Julius Caesar, except that he made himself dictator, and died for it.” Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game

“Many religions now come before us with ingratiating smirks and outspread hands, like an unctuous merchant in a bazaar. They offer consolation and solidarity and uplift, competing as they do in a marketplace. But we have a right to remember how...” Christopher Hitchens, God is Not Great

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George Orwell (2)
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1984 (2)
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