Within any important issue, there are always aspects no one wishes to discuss.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Orwell suggests that important issues often have avoided aspects.
- In plain terms
- People avoid discussing parts of big issues.
- What can you take from it?
- Important topics often include uncomfortable truths.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What topics are off limits?
- Why do we avoid hard truths?
Another view
Some aspects are avoided for safety or respect.
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