Animal Farm (1954)

Maurice Denham: All Animals

Quotes 

• [The laws of Animal Farm are being read] 

  Snowball : No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall sleep in a bed. Four legs good, two legs bad.

  [The chickens are very annoyed at this rule] 

  Squealer : Wings count as legs.

  [The chickens realize that Squealer is right] 

  Group of sheep : Four legs good, two legs bad. Four legs good, two legs bad.

  Snowball : [continuing the reading of the laws]  No animal shall kill another animal. All animals are equal.

• Napoleon : Loyal followers, on farms owned and operated by pigs, there is order and discipline. Own lower animals do more work and eat less than other on farms.

  [gives medals] 

  Napoleon : With this, we encourage you to make your lower animals work even harder and eat even less! To a greater Animal Farm! For peace and plenty under pig rule!

  [Benjamin, outside imagines Napoleon's face assimilating that of Jones; he suddenly sees through the resemblance] 

  Napoleon : To the day when pigs own and operate farms EVERYWHERE!

  [applause] 

• Napoleon : [overhearing the animals mourning over the loss of their executed comrades]  The revolution is now complete. We have no more use for that song. Singing it is now forbidden under penalty of DEATH!