Submitted by Wildcats59 on November 18, 2007

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An Orwellian Prediction

An Orwellian Prediction
Thomas Hobbs an English philosopher believed that every government began in a state of nature. He also believed that for any government to pull themselves out of a state of nature the citizens would have to give up some of there own personal freedoms and rights for good of the nation. Much like in George Orwell’s book 1984 Big Brother believes that for the greater good of the nation the government must take control of their citizens during a time of crises. In turn the government keeps the citizens in a constant state of emergency by warring with Eurasia or Eastasia allowing the government to put restrictions and barriers on citizens’ rights. The governments...

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