A joke is at most a temporary rebellion against virtue, and its aim is not to degrade the human being but to remind him that he is already degraded. - George Orwell (Funny, but not Vulgar Quotes)

A joke is at most a temporary rebellion against virtue, and its aim is not to degrade the human being but to remind him that he is already degraded.

Source:Funny, but not Vulgar (December 1, 1944); The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell (1968), Volume III, Page 285
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