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"Notes on Nationalism" Polemic, (Oct. 1945) - Orwell, George | WIST Quotations
Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf. Source essay. Commonly misquoted as "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." This is not found in Orwell's works, but was…