1984

"The aim of the Party is not the happiness of ordinary men, any more than the aim of a man is the happiness of the cells composing his body."

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

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"Sanity is not statistical."

"We are the dead. Our time is up."

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."

"The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."

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

"Do you see, Winston, that the Party would prefer you to make the wrong decision?"

"We will make you happy. We will make you sane."

"Do you understand that you will never see me again after this night?"

"The Party depends upon the Party members not thinking."

"Syme will be vaporized. He is too intelligent—he sees too clearly."

"You are a slow learner, Winston. This time you will learn better."

"We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them."

"It is intolerable that an errand boy should perceive that he is a slave."

"The Party is immortal; the individual is always defeated."

"We shall crush you down to the point from which there is no coming back."

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

"The Party is not interested in the overt acts: it is not interested in the manifesto, but in the thought."

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."

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

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

"We are the dead. They will shoot us."

"The Party is not really interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."

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

"Real power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together in new shapes of your own choosing."

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

"The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself AS A SYSTEM OF THOUGHT."

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power."