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Metta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-10 07:50 PM
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"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
George Orwell. ... just saying.
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-16-10 07:55 PM
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1. There are lots of lessons from his books.
But I do not agree with his ending.

It teaches not to use the methods of 'the Orwellian State' speaking on means not ends.

Stick to ideals, and things work out better. I think Orwell failed room 101, the first college coarse, however his books were good, it is unfortunate that some learned the wrong lessons from his books.


However everyone fails the first time, and him writing those books is some form of a success, if he had a different ending then he did.
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-10 07:44 PM
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2. Orwell is one of the great prophets of the Twentieth Century.
It amazed me that throughout so much of his life, he lived in poverty!
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