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Side Quotes by George Orwell
- A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work, ultimately, because of a vague…
- When I see a policeman with a club beating a man on the ground, I don't have to ask whose side I'm on.
- The essential point here is that all people with small, insecure incomes are in the same boat and ought to be fighting on the same…
- The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about…
- There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less…
- Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the…
- Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence.
- When I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I…
- Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them. There is almost no kind of…
More Side Quotes
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- It's actually amazing because you go so far into another side of your brain when you're studying something completely different, and I… — Dido Armstrong
- But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me… — Chinua Achebe
- Every aspect of human technology has a dark side, including the bow and arrow. — Margaret Atwood
- The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks… — Marcus Aurelius
- I think that more and more you're going to see people of good will on their side of the aisle say you… — David Axelrod
- I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues. — Michele Bachmann
- God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. — Francis Bacon
- I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side. — David Bailey
- There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial side of… — Russell Baker
- The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. — James A. Baldwin
- Look at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the last five years. You only get that… — Steve Ballmer