A family with the wrong members in control, that perhaps is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.

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To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle. - George Orwell Quote

To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. - George Orwell Quote

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. - George Orwell Quote

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. - George Orwell Quote

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

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