“The Party imposed itself most successfully on people… [that] …were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening.” George Orwell

George Orwell
Novelist

Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic.  Wikipedia
Born: June 25, 1903, Motihari, India
Died: January 21, 1950, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Full name: Eric Arthur Blair
Essays: Shooting an Elephant, Politics and the English Language, MORE

Quotes
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.