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Dystopian fiction2 quotes
Being in a minority, even a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad. — George Orwell · 1949Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness. — George Orwell · 1949Philosophical literature2 quotes
Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought. — Yevgeny Zamyatin · 1923One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. — Bertrand Russell · 1930Comedy1 quote
You don't need to follow me! You don't need to follow anybody! You got to think for yourselves! You're all individuals! You're all different! — Brian Cohen · 1979Comedy (film)1 quote
You don't need to follow me! You don't need to follow anybody! You got to think for yourselves! You're all individuals! You're all different! — Brian Cohen · 1979Drama1 quote
When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think. — John Keating · 1989Drama (film)1 quote
When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think. — John Keating · 1989Epic1 quote
I am the only free man on this train and the rest of you are cattle. — Kostoyed · 1965Epic (film)1 quote
I am the only free man on this train and the rest of you are cattle. — Kostoyed · 1965Political literature1 quote
Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought. — Yevgeny Zamyatin · 1923Romantic drama1 quote
I am the only free man on this train and the rest of you are cattle. — Kostoyed · 1965Romantic drama (film)1 quote
I am the only free man on this train and the rest of you are cattle. — Kostoyed · 1965Satire1 quote
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1779Satire (play)1 quote
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1779Teen1 quote
When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think. — John Keating · 1989Teen (film)1 quote
When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think. — John Keating · 1989