Selwyn Duke

American writer & columnist · originated the line in 2009

Selwyn Duke is an American conservative writer and columnist whose work has appeared in outlets such as The New American, American Thinker and RenewAmerica. He coined the “further a society drifts from Truth” aphorism in a 2009 column and has since repeatedly noted, with some exasperation, that it is misattributed to George Orwell.

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“The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it”

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