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Introduction George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is not simply a story about animals; it is a profound political allegory about how revolutions fail when ideals are corrupted by power. Written in 1945, Orwell’s novella warns of the dangers of authoritarianism, propaganda, and the slow decay of truth under the weight of fear. Though set on an English farm, the book transcends geography and time. Today, its lessons are strikingly relevant to Ethiopia, where the promise of democracy and prosperity has gradually been replaced by corruption, inequality, and repression. Like the animals who watched their ideals rewritten on the barn wall, Ethiopians

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