Homage To Catalonia

though their principles were rather vague their hatred of privilege and injustice was perfectly genuine.

One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

The Communist’s emphasis is always on centralism and efficiency, the Anarchist’s on liberty and equality.

I found myself in the middle of a political discussion that practically never ended.

Of course at the time I was hardly conscious of the changes that were occurring in my own mind.

I found exquisite green frogs the size of a penny, so brilliant that the young grass looked dull beside them.

nagging winds.

From the hotel window I watched it without enthusiasm.

I remember wondering whether I was frightened, and deciding that I was not.