US English-Animal Farm: The Story

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

 “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself.”

 “Four legs good, two legs bad.”

 “The only good human being is a dead one.”

 “Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments.”

 “This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.”

 “No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?”

“Let's face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.”

 “Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.”

 “The Seven Commandments:

• Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.

• Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

• No animal shall wear clothes.

• No animal shall sleep in a bed.

• No animal shall drink alcohol.

• No animal shall kill any other animal.

• All animals are equal.”

 “Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?”

 “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing”

 “Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

 “All men are enemies. All animals are comrades”

 “Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on--that is, badly.”

 “The distinguishing mark of man is the hand, the instrument with which he does all his mischief.”

 “Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.”

 “Four legs good, two legs better! All Animals Are Equal. But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.”

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