O'Brien

"The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power."

"It was not by rearranging atoms that you could prevent him from loving Big Brother, but by rearranging his molecules."

"The worst thing in the world is not physical pain, but fear of physical pain."

"Even now I do not suppose that you fully understand the purpose of Power."

"Nothing exists except through human consciousness."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother? You must love him."

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake."

"The proles are not going to revolt, not in a thousand years or a million."

"We shall abolish the orgasm."

"Power is not a means, it is an end."

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever."

"Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own?"

"Do not imagine that you will save yourself, Winston. You have already lost everything."

"Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once."

"The Party exists for power. It has no other purpose."

"How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?"

"The masses never revolt. They don't even think the Party is unjust."

"You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty and then we shall fill you with ourselves."

"Room 101 is where they show you what you fear most."

"The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness. For the great bulk of mankind happiness is better."

"We control matter because we control the mind. We control the mind because we control the body."

"There is no escape. If I, for instance, were suddenly released, would it make any difference?"

"The Party is not interested in the overt act. It is interested in your thoughts."

"We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested in power."

"We shall meet in a place where there is no darkness."

"It is our custom to liquidate our enemies and then liquidate the evidence that we ever did so."

"Do you understand that everyone you know, everyone you love, will eventually be liquidated?"

"The Party is not a creature of the past. It has no traditions, no customs, no code of conduct."

"You are a slow learner, Winston, but you are learning."

"We make the future, and when we have made it we shall have unmade the past."