1984

Book · 6 characters · 1213 quotes · 2003

Quotes from 1984

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"The Party forces its members to be stupider than they are."
Syme Politics
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"Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me."
Winston Smith
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"I love Big Brother."
Winston Smith Power
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"There is no escape. Anywhere you go, you will be watched."
O'Brien Fear
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"Rebellion against tyranny is obedience to God."
Winston Smith Courage
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"Two and two make five becomes two and two make four at the Party's command."
Winston Smith Power
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"Humanity is not ready for freedom."
O'Brien Freedom
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"The best books are treasuries of the dead."
Winston Smith Literature
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"In the end we will make thoughtcrime impossible because there will be no words."
Syme Politics
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"Do not trust the Party. Bands of crimethink are everywhere."
Winston Smith Fear
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"Reality is inside the skull. Nothing exists except through human consciousness."
O'Brien Philosophy
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"The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."
O'Brien Power
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"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
O'Brien Fear
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"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."
O'Brien Power
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"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."
Winston Smith Freedom
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"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother. You must love him."
O'Brien Power
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"The Party may not control reality, but what it does control is our understanding of reality."
O'Brien Power
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"I love you most of all because we are against them."
Julia Relationships
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"In the old days, you had to live for the future. But we have abolished the future."
Syme Time
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"Everything fades into mist. Your body is gone, but you still exist."
O'Brien Philosophy
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"You do not exist."
O'Brien Power
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"The Party is the instrument by which new groups seize power and topple the old ones."
O'Brien Power
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"They can make you say anything. But they can't make you believe it."
Winston Smith Freedom
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"I hate purity. I hate goodness. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones."
Julia Philosophy
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"Do you see that children nowadays are taught to report their parents to the Thought Police?"
Winston Smith Politics
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"The sex instinct will be eradicated. Procreation will be an annual formality."
Syme Politics
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"The proles are human beings and when once they are awake, they will sweep us away like a dust-cart."
O'Brien Power
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"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
O'Brien War
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"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."
O'Brien Power
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"We shall crush you down to the point from which there is no coming back."
O'Brien Power