Politics and the English Language (1946) is one of George Orwell's most famous essays. He examines political writing (and writing in general) in English, diagnoses its serious faults, and suggests remedies. In particular, Orwell states his beliefs of what writers should do:

In one of the most famous sections of the essay, Orwell quotes from the King James Bible, Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 9, verse 11:

He translates this verse into what he calls "modern English of the worst sort":

Elsewhere in the essay, Orwell examined what he believed to be a close association between bad prose and inhumane ideology:

Orwell comments that:

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