No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth. (Chapter 1)

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. (Chapter 1)

Now, as it turned out, the Rebellion was achieved much earlier and more easily than anyone had expected. (Chapter 2)

The pigs did not actually work. With their superior knowledge it was natural they should assume leadership. (Chapter 3)

Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure! (Chapter 5)

That was our mistake, comrade. For we know now –it is all written down in the secret documents we have found – in reality he was trying to lure us to our doom. (Chapter 7)

But when the animals saw the green flag flying, and heard the gun firing again –seven times it was fired in all –and heard the speech Napoleon made, congratulating them on their conduct, it did seem to them after all they had won a great... (Chapter 8)