Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.
Aldous Huxley
Orion's Cold Fire
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Why Oceania was constantly at war with
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I don’t envy Huxley or Orwell for writing dystopias. But I guess I should pity us for having to live in one.