If people were in the habit of refering to 'King George's council, Win…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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If people were in the habit of refering to 'King George's council, Winston and his gang,' it would go a long way to clearing thought, and reducing the frightful landslide into Theyocracy. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, p.63, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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