O'Brien

Character in 1984 From: 1984

Inner Party member; manipulator and torturer of Winston

730 quotes

"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother? You must love him."
Power
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power."
Power
"The choice for mankind lay between freedom and happiness, and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better."
Happiness
"How does one man assert his power over another, Winston? By making him suffer."
Power
"We control life, Winston, at all its levels."
Power
"We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves."
Power
"Some kinds of knowledge are difficult, others impossible."
Knowledge
"You will learn by degrees, Winston. You are beneath me and within me."
Power
"Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship."
Power
"Do you see, Winston, that it is all perfectly in order? Everything is in its place."
Power
"The Party exists to control, and power is an end in itself."
Power
"Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own?"
Power
"The Party has it in its power to make you happy or unhappy."
Power
"Two and two make five."
Truth
"We exist to serve power, not for any purpose beyond power itself."
Politics
"The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."
Politics
"Even to understand the word 'politics' is to understand power."
Politics
"We make the laws of nature. Nature is governed by us, not we by nature."
Power
"Torture is for learning, not for punishment."
Fear
"The Party is not concerned with keeping the masses happy."
Power
"Do you see, Winston, that it is all perfectly in order?"
Power
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake."
Power
"It is our custom to destroy all documents and records."
History
"Power is not a means; it is an end."
Power
"Two and two make five."
Power
"We shall meet again in the place where there is no darkness."
Hope
"You are a flaw in the pattern. You are a stain that must be wiped out."
Fear
"We are the dead, Winston. Our time is up."
Death
"One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship."
Politics
"Sometimes they are five fingers, sometimes three, sometimes all of them at once."
Power