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“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” This famous Orwell quote is ubiquitous: in the media, on placards at demos and rallies, and of course in meme form, repeated and shared on social media, millions of times over. There’s just one problem: this isn’t an Orwell quote. The author of Nineteen Eighty-Four never wrote, said, or even noted this down. It was written in 2009. Orwell is one of those writers who are well worth quoting. Every day, in the press, on social media, and in TV talk shows, Orwell’s thoughts, words, and sharp observationsRead More →