\George Orwell was a visionary thinker. If you went to an English-language high school you probably had to study his novel 1984.

The book, published in 1948, paints a rather terrifying picture of a dystopian future that seems very much as if it is describing North America today. When I was a teen I much preferred Animal Farm, because the idea of talking animals was funny.

At some point this week i ran across an online quote ostensibly from Orwell referencing truth. being a skeptic, I looked it up. Several statements came up.

I didn’t verify each of these, but even if Orwell didn’t say them, they are worthy of reflection. I did recognize at least one of them.

As someone wiser than Orwell once said, “you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”