“Political language—and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists—is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” George Orwell
“The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness, and that, for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.” George Orwell
“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible.” George Orwell
“How, then, might we contrive… One noble lie to persuade if possible the rulers themselves, but failing that the rest of the city?” Plato
“If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell
