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[Orwell's 1946 essay "Politics and the English Language"] expresses one of Orwell's main ideas: clear speech enables clear thought and prevents lies. But I have come to think that he was wrong. What Donald Trump has shown is that clear speech can enable lies.
-- Simon Kuper. Why Donald Trump is proving George Orwell wrong, Financial Times (January 15, 2020).
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