The ruling power is always faced with the question, 'In such and such circumstances, what would you do?', whereas the opposition is not obliged to take responsibility or make any real decisions.


The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell: My country right or left, 1940-1943 (ed. 1968)


The ruling power is always faced with the question, 'In such and such circumstances, what would you do?', whereas the opposition is not obliged to...

The ruling power is always faced with the question, 'In such and such circumstances, what would you do?', whereas the opposition is not obliged to...

The ruling power is always faced with the question, 'In such and such circumstances, what would you do?', whereas the opposition is not obliged to...

The ruling power is always faced with the question, 'In such and such circumstances, what would you do?', whereas the opposition is not obliged to...