Quote#Books & Reading
Mr Noyes remarks at the beginning of his book that one cannot cast…
Quote byGeorge Orwell · 1903–1950
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Review. The Edge of the Abyss by Alfred Noyes.
English (original)
Mr Noyes remarks at the beginning of his book that one cannot cast out devils with the aid of Beelzebub, but he is also extremely angry because anti-British books can still be published in England and praised in British newspapers. Does it not occur to him that if we stop doing this kind of thing the main difference between ourselves and our enemies would have disappeared?
— George Orwell
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