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The quote is widely attributed to George Orwell, but there is no verifiable source confirming he actually said or wrote it. The quote does not appear in Orwell's known published works, essays, or letters. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/top-10-fake-george-orwell-quotations-b2162185.html https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/20/news-suppress/ https://www.powells.com/blog/the-ministry-of-truth https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/articles/
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