Power. Its allure corrupts, its methods manipulate, and its consolidation often betrays the ideals it claims to uphold. George Orwell’s Animal Farm remains a vital, chilling exploration of this theme. Through the allegory of a farm animal rebellion, Orwell dissects how power is seized, maintained, and abused, mirroring historical totalitarian regimes and offering timeless warnings.

“Donkeys live a long time.” Benjamin the donkey, Animal Farm’s resident cynic and perhaps its most perceptive observer, watches the revolution unfold with weary detachment. We’ve collected 18 Benjamin quotes from Animal Farm with page numbers, revealing his cynicism, quiet intelligence, deep loyalty to Boxer, and crucial, though tragically late, action. Representing the skeptical intelligentsia