George Orwell
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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
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We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
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Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.
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Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.