George OrwellHitherto, the rights and wrongs had seemed so beautifully simple.
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Before this, the rights and wrongs seemed so beautifully simple. When something good happened, it was because you had done something right. When something bad happened, it was because you had done something bad. It seemed like your life could be made up of only good things or bad things.
But these aren’t the only things that happen in life, and there are other possibilities besides good and bad. While you do have to make choices based on what is right or wrong, you can still do things that aren’t right or wrong at all. There are other possibilities in life besides good and evil.
Source: Homage To Catalonia
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