The Humans Quotes

Chapter 1
1. . There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word--Man. Man is the only real enemy we have.
2. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever.
3. Man is the only creature that consumes without producing . He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself.
4. And what has happened to that milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves? Every drop of it has gone down the throats of our enemies.
5. Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. It is all lies.
6. Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
7. And among us animals let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship in the struggle. All men are enemies. All animals are comrades."
8. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
9. And remember also that in fighting against Man, we must not come to resemble him.
10. Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices. No animal must ever live in a house, or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade.
11. All the habits of Man are evil.
12. And, above all, no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers. No animal must ever kill any other animal. All animals are equal
Chapter 4
1. It was lucky that the owners of the two farms which adjoined Animal Farm were on permanently bad terms.
2. One of them, which was named Foxwood, was a large, neglected, old-fashioned farm, much overgrown by woodland, with all its pastures worn out and its hedges in a disgraceful condition.
3. Its owner, Mr. Pilkington, was an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season.
4. The other farm, which was called Pinchfield, was smaller and better kept.
5. Its owner was a Mr. Frederick, a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains.
6. These two disliked each other so much that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement, even in defence of their own interests.
7. Nevertheless, they were both thoroughly frightened by the rebellion on Animal Farm, and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it.
8. And yet the song was irrepressible. The blackbirds whistled it in the hedges, the pigeons cooed it in the elms, it got into the din of the smithies and the tune of the church bells. And when the human beings listened to it, they secretly trembled, hearing in it a prophecy of their future doom.
Chapter 6
1. It was about this time that the pigs suddenly moved into the farmhouse and took up their residence there.
Chapter 7
1. It was vitally necessary to conceal this fact from the outside world. Emboldened by the collapse of the windmill, the human beings were inventing fresh lies about Animal Farm. Once again it was being put about that all the animals were dying of famine and disease, and that they were continually fighting among themselves and had resorted to cannibalism and infanticide.
Chapter 8
1. There were times when it seemed to the animals that they worked longer hours and fed no better than they had done in Jones's day.
2. It was a few days later than this that the pigs came upon a case of whisky in the cellars of the farmhouse. It had been overlooked at the time when the house was first occupied.
3. In the general rejoicings the unfortunate affair of the banknotes was forgotten.
Chapter 9
1. Truth to tell, Jones and all he stood for had almost faded out of their memories. They knew that life nowadays was harsh and bare, that they were often hungry and often cold, and that they were usually working when they were not asleep. But doubtless it had been worse in the old days. They were glad to believe so
Chapter 10
1. It was a pig walking on his hind legs.
2. Yes, it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard. And a moment later, out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs
3. He carried a whip in his trotter.
4. There was a deadly silence. Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. It was as though the world had turned upside-down.
5. After that it did not seem strange when next day the pigs who were supervising the work of the farm all carried whips in their trotters. It
6. It did not seem strange when Napoleon was seen strolling in the farmhouse garden with a pipe in his mouth-no, not even when the pigs took Mr. Jones's clothes out of the wardrobes and put them on.
7. That evening loud laughter and bursts of singing came from the farmhouse
8. What could be happening in there, now that for the first time animals and human beings were meeting on terms of equality?
9. . Between pigs and human beings there was not, and there need not be, any clash of interests whatever.
10. "If you have your lower animals to contend with," he said, "we have our lower classes!" This bon mot set the table in a roar; and Mr. Pilkington once again congratulated the pigs on the low rations, the long working hours, and the general absence of pampering which he had observed on Animal Farm.
11. Henceforward the farm was to be known as "The Manor Farm"-which, he believed, was its correct and original name.
12. But they had not gone twenty yards when they stopped short. An uproar of voices was coming from the farmhouse. They rushed back and looked through the window again. Yes, a violent quarrel was in progress. There were shoutings, bangings on the table, sharp suspicious glances, furious denials. The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously.
13. Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike.
14. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs.
15. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

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