"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
- George Orwell
About this Quote
This quote by George Orwell is a reference to the novel Animal Farm, in which the animals on the farm topple their human masters and produce a society of their own. The quote is a commentary on the hypocrisy of the animals' new society, in which the pigs, who are the leaders of the farm, are offered unique benefits and are treated as more equivalent than the other animals. The quote is a criticism of the idea that all individuals are equivalent, however some people are more equivalent than others, and it recommends that even in a society that declares to be based on equality, there will constantly be those who are given more power and advantage than others. It is a pointer that even in a society that claims to be based upon equality, there will constantly be those who are offered more power and privilege than others.
"Often and often afterwards, the beloved Aunt would ask me why I had never told anyone how I was being treated. Children tell little more than animals, for what comes to them they accept as eternally established"
"Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case"
"Independence is all very well, but we animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit; and that limit you've reached"
