And yet, just for a moment, what almost frightening power h… - George Orwell

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And yet, just for a moment, what almost frightening power had sounded in that cry from only a few hundred throats! Why was it that they could never shout like that about anything that mattered?

George Orwell

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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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Birth Name: Eric Arthur Blair

Alternative Names: Orwell • Eric Blair • P. S. Burton • John Freeman

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