In nearly seventy pages, it is astonishing how little he says, and how impressively he says it. - George Orwell
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In nearly seventy pages, it is astonishing how little he says, and how impressively he says it.
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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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