George Orwell on Politics
1903–1950
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The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.
All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred, and schizophrenia.
Politics and the English Language (1946)
It is usual to speak of the Fascist objective as the "beehive state", which does grave injustice to bees. A world of rabbits ruled by stoats would be nearer the mark.
The Road to Wigan Pier (1937)
The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies "something not desirable". The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another.
Politics and the English Language (1946)