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		dpig_ on Aug 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The unpublished preface to Orwell’s Animal Farm Watch this quote become very silly over time, when the average material wealth of a 30 year old is in steep decline.

WalterBright on Aug 16, 2023 [–]

It's a Winston Churchill quote from 80 years ago.

> when the average material wealth of a 30 year old is in steep decline

Thanks to the leftward turn of the economy.

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