Authoritarians and Libertarians – Quote by George Orwell

„The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.“

George OrwellGeorge Orwell on the true political divide: authority and freedom rather than conservatives and revolutionaries.
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George Orwell was a British writer, journalist, and social critic, known for his critical novels on totalitarianism and political power.

Orwell contrasts political labels with the deeper question of how much authority or freedom a society permits.


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George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His works, including '1984' and 'Animal Farm', are major classics of political literature that expose totalitarian regimes and social injustices.

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