“Speak not of gifts, or innate talents! One can name all kinds of great men who were not very gifted. But they acquired greatness, became … Read More ›

“Always to seek to conquer myself rather than fortune, to change my desires rather than the order of the world, and generally to believe that … Read More ›

For hundreds of years freedom reigned as a preeminent value in Western civilization, and with the abolition of slavery in the mid-19th century, the tide … Read More ›

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“To be human, is not a fact, but a task.” (Soren Kierkegaard) As Kierkegaard, and many others have long realized, life is a continual series … Read More ›

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“Just as a physician might say that there is very likely not one single living human being who is completely healthy, so anyone who really … Read More ›

“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of … Read More ›

“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great … Read More ›

Find a list of the images used in the video here. George Orwell’s writings have experienced a spike in popularity over the past decade and … Read More ›