That's a fantastic summary! You've captured the essence: Orwell's essays are like a moral X-ray that forces us to confront propaganda with our own words. I was particularly struck by that point about his “exquisite humility” in contrast to his “fierce pride in intellectual integrity.” It's not about being pure, but about being aware of our complicity, a truly insightful and timeless vision. Best regards and good luck, very good book.
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Orwell itself enters in more than a few contradictions here but he doesn't pretend to be perfect or moral standard for no one. He realizes how easy what you write can't be tear apart from what you believe or stand for. That's why you find in this essay Charles Dickens's analysis of his work and immediately next to it myths and social issues from the Victorian times attached to the author's way of writing.