In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues....

In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.

No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.