Chapter 9

• 'Boxer refused to take even a day off work, and made it a point of honour not to let it be seen that he was in pain'
• 'They knew that life nowadays was harsh and bare, that they were often hungry and often cold'
• 'About this time, too, it was laid down as a rule that when a pig and any other animal met on the path, the other animal must stand aside: and also that all pigs, of whatever degree, were to have the privilege of wearing green ribbons on their tails on Sundays'
• 'In April, Animal Farm was proclaimed a republic, and it became necessary to elect a President. There was only one candidate, Napoleon, who was elected unanimously'
• 'Moses the raven suddenly reappeared on the farm, after an absence of several years. He was quite unchanged, still did no work, and talked in the same strain as ever about Sugarcandy Mountain'
• 'After his hoof had healed up, Boxer worked harder than ever. Indeed all the animals worked like slaves that year'
• ' "Boxer!" cried Clover in a terrible voice, "Boxer! Get out! They are taking you to your death!" '
• 'And the word went round and round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whiskey'