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Animal Farm quotes

11 quotes from Animal Farm by George Orwell, each verified verbatim against the text and located in the book.

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Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.
— Old Major (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter I
All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.
— Old Major (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter I
The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.
— Old Major (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter I
The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white.
— George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter II
It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples.
— Squealer (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter III
I will work harder!
— Boxer (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter III
Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.
— Benjamin (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter III
Bravery is not enough. Loyalty and obedience are more important.
— Squealer (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter V
Napoleon is always right.
— Boxer (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter V
Are you certain that this is not something that you have dreamed, comrades? Have you any record of such a resolution? Is it written down anywhere?
— Squealer (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter VI
That is our victory.
— Squealer (dialogue) · George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945), Chapter VIII

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