But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. No emotion was…

George Orwell
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But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred. Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act. ✨ George Orwell (2003). 1984, Plume Books
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But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred. Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act. ✨ George Orwell (2003). 1984, Plume Books

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