“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. All issues are political issues.”

Emphasising the unavoidable political dimension of public life · Essay

• Truth
• War

“What I have most wanted to do throughout the past ten years is to make political writing into an art.”

Describing the meeting of political commitment and literary craft · Essay

• Art
• War

“If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

Defending free expression, especially when it is unwelcome · Preface

• Truth
• War

“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.”

Linking honest thought with precise expression · Essay

• Art
• Truth

“Good prose is like a window pane.”

Praising clarity and transparency in writing · Essay

• Art
• Truth