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thenewgreen · 4193 days ago · link · · parent · post: George Orwell's Take on F.A. Voigt's Unto Caesar
Is this a "bit paraphrased" by you or are you quoting someone quoting Orwell? I did a search for Orwell and Voigt and found this, but that is about it. All politicians and leaders, past and present, tend to think they are aiming towards a perfection that is carved from "goodness". The problem is, nobody ever thinks they're the villain in the movie of life. But, someone has to be. The truth is we are all Hero's and Villians alike (couldn't help myself with the BB's link). But it's the victors that get to write the script of history, which is part of the reason people pursue power so fervently, so that their vision is the one written about, passed along and sung aloud around the campfires of the future.