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All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.
George Orwell

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Date of Birth:
June 25, 1903
Date of Death:
January 21, 1950
Nationality:
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