The following quote, attributed to George Orwell is all over the internet, but he never really said this:
What Orwell really did say is close enough. This is what he wrote in his essay "Notes on Nationalism," "Those who ‘abjure’ violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf."
George Orwell: Notes on Nationalism
'Notes on Nationalism' is an essay completed in May 1945 by George Orwell and published in the first issue of the British magazine Polemic in October 1945. Political theorist Gregory Claeys insists it is a key source for understanding Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Notes on Nationalism - Wikipedia.
We should consider this when thinking about police brutality. Police brutality nearly always happen when a criminal is resisting arrest. The police experience stresses most of us do not. Nevertheless, the police are on our side. The criminals are our enemies.
What Orwell really did say is close enough. This is what he wrote in his essay "Notes on Nationalism," "Those who ‘abjure’ violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf."
George Orwell: Notes on Nationalism
'Notes on Nationalism' is an essay completed in May 1945 by George Orwell and published in the first issue of the British magazine Polemic in October 1945. Political theorist Gregory Claeys insists it is a key source for understanding Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Notes on Nationalism - Wikipedia.
We should consider this when thinking about police brutality. Police brutality nearly always happen when a criminal is resisting arrest. The police experience stresses most of us do not. Nevertheless, the police are on our side. The criminals are our enemies.