Animal Farm, Squealer's Speeches and Propaganda

                Comrades, come closer! Our Leader Comrade Napoleon has made a new rule that our regular work hours will be extended by thirty minutes starting tomorrow, He says this is an effort to increase our farm’s production. Now don’t fret comrades, we have a very high output of crops already but, to catch up with the other farms, our Leader Comrade Napoleon wants us to work longer.

            To start with, the hens are now expected to stop working in the fields or getting stone for the windmill and only lay eggs. Comrade Napoleon says they will be more valuable in trade with the humans. You may think that this violates the first commandment, but let me remind you, the commandment really says whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy unless it is for business reasons.

            Also, the cows are to have reduced work hours so that they can be milked more often. Their milk will also be more valuable in trade. We pigs will also have reduced work hours so that we can try to work out business agreements with the other farms.

             Lately, I have noticed many complaints about the rations we give you. Some of us have been saying they are too small or that we must not have a very large supply of food left but don’t worry comrades.  Your rations are the same size they always have been since the rebellion. It may seem smaller but the only reason is that now a portion of our harvest goes to be sold at the market. There have also been rumors that we pigs are getting larger rations than you. This is true, but they are not much larger than yours and remember, we pigs are the brainpower of this farm. Without us, Jones might come back. If he comes back, everyone’s rations would be smaller and there would be much harder work. Nobody wants that! Right comrades?