In moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy b…

George Orwell
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In moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy but always against one's own body. ✨ George Orwell, A.M. Heath (2003). Animal Farm and 1984, p.198, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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In moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy but always against one's own body. ✨ George Orwell, A.M. Heath (2003). Animal Farm and 1984, p.198, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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