Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, however, the rebellion is betrayed and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Sometimes paraphrased as "Liberty is telling people what they do not want to hear."
Variant: Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
Source: Original preface to Animal Farm; as published in George Orwell: Some Materials for a Bibliography (1953) by Ian R. Willison
“No sentimentality, comrade… The only good human being is a dead one.”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Variant: The only good human being is a dead one.
Source: Animal Farm
“Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
“Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
“Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
“Let's face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
