A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him. (George Orwell)

A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.

George Orwell

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