George Orwell Quote About Generations

„Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.“

George OrwellGeorge Orwell on generations, self-perception, and the human tendency to consider oneself wiser and more intelligent than others.
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George Orwell was a British writer, journalist, and social critic, known for his critical novels on totalitarianism and political power.

George Orwell wryly comments on the human tendency to view one’s own generation as especially intelligent and later generations as less wise.


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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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"My generation knew pretty well what happened 50 years before our birth. Now I follow all the quiz programs because they are a paramount example of the span of memory of the young generation - they are able to remember everything that happened in their life but not before." Umberto Eco
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