George Orwell to Jack Common (17 March 1936), quoted in George Orwell, The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell. Volume I: An Age Like This, 1920–1940, eds. Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus (1968), p. 169
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I heard Mosley speak here on Sunday. It sickens one to see how easily a man of that type can win over and bamboozle a working class audience.
— George Orwell on Oswald Mosley
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About 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.
About 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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