“What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way around. In prose, the… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The word 'right' should be excluded from political language, as the word 'cause' from the language of philosophy. — Auguste Comte Copy Share Image
I'm very political without being political. I don't know how to speak proper political language. — Taki Theodoracopulos Copy Share Image
“Political language . . . is designed to make its lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The inflated style is itself a kind of euphemism. A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
We need a new political language with broader narratives. Such a language has to unravel the pervasive ideological, pedagogical, and economic dynamics… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
In the political language of today, people who want to keep what they have earned are said to be greedy, while those… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible... Thus, political language has to consist largely of… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
[Political] prose consists less and less of words chosen for the sake of their meaning, and more and more of phrases tacked… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
That generation really has to fight for a new political language, social movements, and alliances with students from other countries. They have… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Quite a lot has been written, including by me, about the effect of social media on politics, and in particular the way… — Anne Applebaum Copy Share Image
“Politicians in our times feed their clichés to television, where even those who wish to disagree repeat them. Television purports to challenge… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Politics is different than movies. Politics are controlled by leaders. Leaders of every country have different interests. And they try to explain… — Hany Abu-Assad Copy Share Image
“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible. Things like the continuance of British rule in… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. Things like the continuance of British rule in… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Extremism stifles true progression in all fields of human advancement; it is a detriment to everything but war, tribalism and the personal… — Daniel S. Fletcher Copy Share Image
The usual terminology of political language is stupid. What is 'left' and what is 'right'? Why should Hitler be 'right' and Stalin,… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image