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He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies. - George Orwell
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He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.
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About George Orwell
George Orwell (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was the pen name of British novelist, essayist, and journalist Eric Arthur Blair, whose work is characterised by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and strong support of democratic socialism.
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John Freeman
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Eric Arthur Blair
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