Quote by George Orwell

If one harbors anywhere in one's mind a nationalistic loyalty or hatred, certain facts, though in a sense known to be true, are inadmissable.

If one harbors anywhere in one's mind a nationalistic loyalt

Summary

This quote suggests that personal biases rooted in nationalism can hinder individuals from acknowledging certain facts, despite knowing them to be true. When one holds deep loyalty or animosity towards their own nation, their judgment becomes clouded, and they selectively choose which information to accept or ignore. By doing so, they create a barrier that prevents them from acknowledging objective truths that may challenge their nationalistic beliefs. The quote reminds us of the dangers of extreme nationalistic sentiments and the importance of open-mindedness in seeking and accepting truth.

Topics

Critical Thinking Nationalism Bias

By George Orwell

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Get around people who have something of value to share with

Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed.

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill-

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I'm all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I'll always remain half crazy.

Vincent Van Gogh

Life Art Madness

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am wi

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.

An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the bl

An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed.

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather

No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

Theodore Roosevelt

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

The Company of Wolves is about how society teaches young wom

The Company of Wolves is about how society teaches young women to look at themselves, and what to be afraid of. It's about a girl learning that the world of sensuality and the unknown is not to be feared, that it's worth getting your teeth into.

Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it

Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.

David Starr Jordan

I want to be remembered for the work that I've done, rather

I want to be remembered for the work that I've done, rather than the car accidents that I've gotten into, the men that I've not dated - or the man that I have.

My life may be much happier to-morrow Hunger and love that p

My life may be much happier to-morrow Hunger and love that press against the body, The two eternal needs we recognise, Desires that so relentlessly pursue one, May get me down or raise me to the skies And make me a Don Bradman or Don Juan.

We speak of being anchored to our principles. But if the wea

We speak of being anchored to our principles. But if the weather turns nasty you up with an anchor and let it down where there's less wind, and the fishing's better.