The fact is that certain themes cannot be celebrated in words, and tyr…

George Orwell
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The fact is that certain themes cannot be celebrated in words, and tyranny is one of them. No one ever wrote a good book in praise of the Inquisition. ✨ George Orwell, Keith Gessen (2009). All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays, p.265, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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