The Death of Truth

Christopher Waugh on 20th March 2017

These are the articles I read to the class about some of the historical antecedents to Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Posted by Christopher Waugh

“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.” (Katherine Mansfield)

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