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George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia Quotes: A fat man eating quails while children are begging for bread is a disgusting sight, but you are less likely to see it when you are within the sound of the guns.
         

A fat man eating quails while children are begging for bread is a disgusting sight, but you are less likely to see it when you are within the sound of the guns.


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This page presents the quote "A fat man eating quails while children are begging for bread is a disgusting sight, but you are less likely to see it when you are within the sound of the guns.". Author of this quote is George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia. This quote is about socialism, revolution, perspective, war,.