Series VIII · Card 8 of 21 · THE SCRIPTORIUM
If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
GEORGE ORWELL · THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS · 1945
Turn it over, answer, sign – free, no account.
Source
“The Freedom of the Press”, intended preface to “Animal Farm”; first printed in the Times Literary Supplement, 15 September 1972
About the author
English writer (1903–1950). Author of “1984” and “Animal Farm”. His work on totalitarianism, surveillance, and the corruption of language is still widely cited in debates about power and surveillance.
The question on the back
How often do you tell people what they don’t want to hear?