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“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
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“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ”
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
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― 1984
“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
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“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
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