George Orwell

"Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there."

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Source: The Lion and the Unicorn pt. 1, sec. 4 (1941) SeeWellington 7

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George Orwell

George Orwell

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George Orwell was a British writer known for his critiques of totalitarianism and social injustice, particularly in his works '1984' and 'Animal Farm'.

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