George Orwell Quotes

Reward and punishment are the twin instruments of power in the State; they must not be revealed to anyone.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.

Dr. Flint had sworn that he would make me suffer, to my last day, for this new crime against him, as he called it; and as long as he had me in his power he kept his word.

Some people try to get you out of slavery for you to be their slave.

If men are not kept straight by duty, they must be by fear. The more they are kept by fear, the less they are free.

Anyone who goes against my decisions, I liquidate him

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

Watch out for the man who talks of putting things in order. Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

The purpose of discipline is not to punish, but to correct.

And ordering me around is exactly the wrong way to make me do what you want.

It is one thing to persuade, another to command; one thing to press with arguments, another with penalties.

The best way to quiet a country is a good thrashing, followed by great kindness afterwards. Even the wildest chaps are thus tamed.

The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.

There are three forces, the only three forces capable of conquering and enslaving forever the conscience of these weak rebels in the interests of their own happiness. They are: the miracle, the mystery and authority.

Colin Powell's committed to come into the house of the master. When Colin Powell dares to suggest something other than what the master wants to hear, he will be turned back out to pasture.

What can only be taught by the rod and with blows will not lead to much good; they will not remain pious any longer than the rod is behind them.

If Stalin ever told me to urinate, I'm not sure I'd be able to.

The prostitutes worked for a pimp now. He was splendid and cruel. He was a god to them. He took their free will away from them, which was perfectly all right. They didn't want it anyway. It was as though they had surrendered themselves to Jesus, for instance, so they could live unselfishly and trustingly-except that they had surrendered to a pimp instead.

Why do you do up your hair in those tortured plaits, now, Melanie? Why? Because, she said. You know that's no answer. You're spoiling your pretty looks, pet. Come here. She did not move. He ground out his cigarette on the window-ledge and laughed. Come here, he said again, softly. So she went.

You can make people do anything if they're afraid.

It's punishment to be compelled to do what one doesn't wish.

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

The desire to order other people around and make them conform to one own's vision takes many forms.

HERE ARE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS, CROWLEY. And suddenly he knew. He hated that. They could just as easily have told him, they didn't suddenly have to drop chilly knowledge straight into his brain.