What writer said people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf?
George Orwell displayed more understanding of the reality of combat in one sentence: “People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
Who said we sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us?
Alternative: “We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” Commonly misattributed to George Orwell without citation. Sometimes also misattributed to Winston Churchill without citation.
Will the man in the street ever feel that freedom of the mind is as important and as much in need of being defended as his daily bread?
‘Will the man in the street ever feel that freedom of the mind is as important and as much in need of being defended as his daily bread? ‘ ‘What is needed is the right to print what one believes to be true, without having to fear bullying or blackmail from any side.
Do the right thing after exhausting all other possibilities?
In his keynote address Governor James R. Thompson of Illinois quoted with evident approval Sir Winston Churchill as saying, “You can depend upon the Americans to do the right thing. But only after they have exhausted every other possibility.”
Who said if liberty means anything at all?
The wall behind the statue is inscribed with Orwell’s words “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear”, from an unused preface to Animal Farm.
What did George Orwell think about liberty?
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell.
Do your giving while you’re living?
Do Your Giving While You Are Living is an illuminating little book with a very big–and very timely–message. It inspires readers to embrace giving and to understand that the highest purpose in life is quite simple: doing for others. Do Your Giving While You Are Living offers food for thought in bite-sized bits.
What are the two choices in life?
“There are two primary choices in life: to accept things as they exist, or to accept the responsibility for changing them.”
What did Churchill think of America?
“I do not think America is going to smash,” Churchill told his American stockbroker in the depths of the Great Depression, however. ‘On the contrary I believe that they will quite soon begin to recover…. If the whole world except the United States sank under the ocean that community could get its living.
Who said that’s not a veil that’s a wet towel?
7 Quotes You May Be Getting Wrong. NPR’s Scott Horsley reported Monday on questions about a famous quote attributed to the late Winston Churchill.
How is freedom slavery in 1984?
“Freedom Is Slavery” because, according to the Party, the man who is independent is doomed to fail. By the same token, “Slavery Is Freedom,” because the man subjected to the collective will is free from danger and want.
