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George Orwell

British writer and journalist

1903–1950

39 quotes, most often on Politics, Patriotism and Writing. Part of the Writers collection.

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.
Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Patriotism
Nationalism is power-hunger tempered by self-deception.
Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Patriotism
We are in a strange period of history in which a revolutionary has to be a patriot and a patriot has to be a revolutionary.
Letter to The Tribune (20 December 1940), later published in A Patriot After All, 1940-1941 (1999)
- Patriotism
England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality.
The Lion and the Unicorn (1941)
- Patriotism
Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power.
Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Patriotism
- Power
By “nationalism” I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled “good” or “bad.”
Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Patriotism
- Politics
Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Patriotism
- Politics

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