"Political language … is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. One cannot ch...
In all the useful arts the world is either standing still or going backwards.
~ George Orwell ~
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In all the useful arts the world is either standing still or going backwards.
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