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All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.

George Orwell

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Alle politischen Überlegungen der vergangenen Jahre wurden auf dieselbe Weise in Frage gestellt. Die Menschen können die Zukunft nur voraussehen, wenn sie mit ihren eigenen Wünschen übereinstimmt, und die offensichtlichsten Tatsachen können ignoriert werden, wenn sie unerwünscht sind.

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