"War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it." 
Discussion
That’s what it’s always about.
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What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way about.
I think war by definition implies someone thinks they are going to be better off for it.
Published in 1937
Orwell rejected pacifism toward Nazi Germany
“Profit” may also include excuses for counterfeiting money.
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In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.