All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same wa…

George Orwell
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All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. ✨ George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sheila Davison (1998). The Complete Works of George Orwell: I have tried to tell the truth, 1943-1944
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