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George Orwell Quotes: A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.
         

A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.


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A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.
         



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