Quote by George Orwell

At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas of which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question. It is not exactly forbidden to say this, that or the other, but it is not done to say it Anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising effectiveness. A genuinely unfashionable opinion is almost never given a fair hearing, either in the popular press or in the high-brow periodicals.

At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas o

Summary

This quote highlights the existence of an unquestioned prevailing belief system, referred to as orthodoxy, that society expects people to adhere to. While individuals technically have the freedom to express their opinions, there is an unspoken pressure to conform to this dominant ideology. Those who dare to challenge or express an unpopular opinion often face effective suppression and lack of fair representation in mainstream media. The quote points out the difficulties of having genuinely unconventional thoughts or ideas acknowledged and respected in both popular and intellectual discourse.

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By George Orwell

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