Posted on 02/10/2014 2:16:32 AM PST by Mr. K
Animal Farm Quotes (showing 1-30 of 91)
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Four legs good, two legs bad.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“The only good human being is a dead one.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“All men are enemies. All animals are comrades” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on--that is, badly.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better or much worse--hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“The Seven Commandments: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Four legs good, two legs better! All Animals Are Equal. But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“It had become usual to give Napoleon the Credit for every Successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune. You would often hear one hen remark to another, “Under the guidance of our leader, Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days” or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim, “thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water tastes!”...” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“...out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs...out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him.
He carried a whip in his trotter.
There was a deadly silence. Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. It was as though the world had turned upside-down. Then there came a moment when the first shock had worn off and when, in spite of everything-in spite of their terror of the dogs, and of the habit, developed through long years, of never complaining, never criticising, no matter what happened-they might have uttered some word of protest. But just at that moment, as though at a signal, all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of-
"Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better!"
It went on for five minutes without stopping. And by the time the sheep had quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had marched back into the farmhouse.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Surely, comrades, you don't want Jones back?” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word-- Man” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Comrades!' he cried. 'You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink the milk and eat those apples.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
“His answer to every problem, every setback was “I will work harder!” —which he had adopted as his personal motto.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm
Sounds Familiar
And, my favorite quote from Animal Farm whenever Obama and his cronies start spinning the Jobs reports and whatnot:
“Reading out the figures in a shrill, rapid voice, he proved to them in detail that they had more oats, more hay, more turnips than they had had in Jones’s day, that they worked shorter hours, that their drinking water was of better quality, that they lived longer, that a larger proportion of their young ones survived infancy, and that they had more straw in their stalls and suffered less from fleas. The animals believed every word of it. Truth to tell, Jones and all he stood for had almost faded out of their memories. They knew that life nowadays was harsh and bare, that they were often hungry and often cold, and that they were usually working when they were not asleep. But doubtless it had been worse in the old days. They were glad to believe so.”
That is the elitist liberal mindset in a nutshell right there. It is reflected in their penchant for nanny-state rules and controls over every aspect of our lives. It is reflected in the repeated instances of liberals and elitists being caught violating those very rules they push onto the rest of us. It represents the antithesis of freedom and liberty - what this Country was founded on, and what makes us great.
only 3 responses to an animal farm thread?
I am amazed at how many of these are almost word-for-word Obama speaches
It’s too depressing to comment on. We all know the truth. We are living Orwell’s nightmare.
Just another in a line of prolific/prophetic authors.
Joseph Heller, Ayn Rand, Al Capp, Jules Verne, Chester Gould, George Orwell were among those called dreamers and schemers but their words and ideas came to life.
If you read these things from Orwell it is almost as if he was covering Obama’s election.
Including the sheep chanting and everything!!!!
"Food Fight!"
I thought the thread was going to be the wit and wisdom of Brothers Bluto and Otter.
That’s what I was looking for!
Well, all I know is that under Bush I was working all the time. But now, as that muslim senator from Minnesota reminded me, I have more free time under Obama.
All Hail Obama.
Maybe it's because the title says "Animal House."
Maybe it’s because the title says “Animal House.”
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Good catch....I caught the ‘speaches(sic)’
but “Animal House” rather than “Animal Farm” didn’t ‘register’....
Is Obama gonna throw a toga party or something? “Animal House” instead of “Animal Farm” in the thread title really threw me for a loop. Also, “Speaches” instead of “Speeches” had me thinking it might also have something to do with fruit, or maybe throwing rotten fruit.
“Why is my Delta name Pinto?”
“’Cause you got a spotted dong!”
Aha! You read the book....
The original title was “Animal Farm Quotes” but that was not getting any responses so I asked the mods to change it to “Obama Speeches compared to Animal Farm Quotes” (I swear!!!) but it got changed to “Obama Speeches compared to Animal HOUSE Quotes”
Please fix it again please! I promise not to ask again, or blame you if it was my fault
it should be: “Obama Speeches compared to Animal Farm Quotes”
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