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90.3 Autumn 2010

George Orwell famously observed that a man wears a mask and his face grows to fit it. He was talking about how working in the maintenance of the British Raj in India affected the British men charged with keeping the natives under control. However, this observation carries with it obviously much wider application and has an intuitive sense about it, as a caution and as a reminder that if we are not careful and aware, we cannot help but become what we appear to be. This advice seems especially pertinent to politicians and others in public life. It may even serve as an explanation why so many people appear to revel in the public failures of people who spend a lot of their time judging the failings of others, for instance. The moment when someone’s face has obviously grown to fit a mask is especially suggestive when we get a look behind that mask …
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