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on Friday, April 6, 2018George Orwell Money Quote saying for all those without any vestiges of hope in their life, the dream of riches won’t die because there’s always the lottery. George Orwell said:
“It was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive. It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant. Where the Lottery was concerned, even people who could barely read and write seemed capable of intricate calculations and staggering feats of memory” — George Orwell
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George Orwell: Money Writes Books
on Thursday, December 7, 2017George Orwell Money Quote saying there is not anything a writer cares about but money because it is at the core of both creation and sale of the work. George Orwell said:
“Money writes books, money sells them. Give me not righteousness, O lord, give me money, only money” — George Orwell
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George Orwell: Money What God Used to Be
on Friday, February 3, 2017George Orwell Money Quote saying We’ve elevated money to a religion that has replaced god and makes those who succeed good and those who fail evil – make good means make bank. George Orwell said:
Money is what God used to be. Good and evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success. Hence the profoundly significant phrase, to make good
— George Orwell
George Orwell: Money Worship Religion
on Thursday, February 2, 2017George Orwell Money Quote saying we’ve made money worship our true religion because it is the only thing we still feel has meaning. George Orwell said:
Money-worship has been elevated into a religion. Perhaps it is the only real religion – the only felt religion – that is left to us
— George Orwell
George Orwell: Two Money Commandments
on Wednesday, February 1, 2017George Orwell Money Quote saying Money is seen as a religion by all, and has only one commandment for each of two worshippers – for business it is ‘make money’ and for workers it is, ‘stay employed’ no matter the cost to your soul. George Orwell said:
“The decalogue has been reduced to two commandments. One for the employers – the elect, the money priesthood as it were – ‘Thou shalt make money’; the other for the employed – the slaves and underlings’ – ‘Thou shalt not lose thy job.'” — George Orwell
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George Orwell: Not Victims But Accomplices
on Saturday, January 21, 2017George Orwell Money Quote saying voters determine when corruptible politicians are elected and cannot blame anyone but themselves for bad actors ruling a democracy. George Orwell said:
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims … but accomplices” — George Orwell
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George Orwell: Money Pulled Puppet Strings
on Friday, December 9, 2016George Orwell Money Quote saying about the middle class in ‘Keep the Aspidistra Flying’ – that they are controlled by cash. George Orwell said:
Did they know that they were only puppets dancing when money pulled the strings? You bet they didn’t
— George Orwell
George Orwell: No Righteousness, But Cash
on Thursday, December 8, 2016George Orwell Money Quote saying no need for piety or perfection – just cash thank you, only cash. George Orwell said:
Give me not righteousness,
O lord, give me money, only money
— George Orwell
