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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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Shortly, Professor Hayek's thesis is that Socialism inevitably leads to despotism, and that in Germany the Nazis were able to succeed because the Socialists had already done most of their work for them, especially the intellectual work of weakening the desire for liberty. By bringing the whole of life under the control of the State, Socialism necessarily gives power to an inner ring of bureaucrats, who in almost every case will be men who want power for its own sake and will stick at nothing in order to retain it. Britain, he says, is now going the same road as Germany, with the left-wing intelligentsia in the van and the Tory Party a good second. The only salvation lies in returning to an unplanned economy, free competition, and emphasis on liberty rather than on security. In the negative part of Professor Hayek's thesis there is a great deal of truth. It cannot be said too often — at any rate, it is not being said nearly often enough — that collectivism is not inherently democratic, but, on the contrary, gives to a tyrannical minority such powers as the Spanish Inquisitors never dreamed of.
لا تتصور أنك ستنقذ نفسك يا ونستون مهما كان استسلامك لنا مطلقاً،فما من امرئٍ انحرف مرة عن جادة الصواب ثم أبقينا على حياته،وحتى لو اخترنا أن نتركك تعيش إلى أن ينقضي أجلك فتموت ميتة طبيعية،فلن يمكنك أبداً أن تفلت من قبضتنا وما حدث لك هنا سيعيش معك إلى أبد الدهر.فعليك أن تعي ذلك سلفاً.إننا سنسحقك إلى درجة لا يمكنك بعدها أن تعود بحياتك إلى سيرتها الأولى ،وستحدث لك أشياء لن يمكنك أن تبرأ من آثارها حتى لو عشت ألف عام.وأبداً لن تقدر ثانية على الشعور بما يشعر به الأحياء .إن كل شيء سيموت داخلك ولن تعود قادراً على الحب أو الصداقة أو الاستمتاع بالحياة أو الضحك أو حب الاستطلاع أو الشجاعة أو الاستقامة .ستكون أجوف لأننا سنعصرك حتى تصبح خواء من كل شيء ثم نملأك بـذواتـنـا.