Telling the truth

By George Orwell

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

— George Orwell

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Ironically not George Orwell after all: 😒

Several researchers have attempted to find these words in George Orwell’s oeuvre and have not succeeded. Currently, there is no substantive evidence that he said or wrote this quote.

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