1984
Quotes from 1984
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"The Party forces its members to be stupider than they are."Syme Politics
"Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me."Winston Smith
"I love Big Brother."Winston Smith Power
"There is no escape. Anywhere you go, you will be watched."O'Brien Fear
"Rebellion against tyranny is obedience to God."Winston Smith Courage
"Two and two make five becomes two and two make four at the Party's command."Winston Smith Power
"Humanity is not ready for freedom."O'Brien Freedom
"The best books are treasuries of the dead."Winston Smith Literature
"In the end we will make thoughtcrime impossible because there will be no words."Syme Politics
"Do not trust the Party. Bands of crimethink are everywhere."Winston Smith Fear
"Reality is inside the skull. Nothing exists except through human consciousness."O'Brien Philosophy
"The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."O'Brien Power
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."O'Brien Fear
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."O'Brien Power
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."Winston Smith Freedom
"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother. You must love him."O'Brien Power
"The Party may not control reality, but what it does control is our understanding of reality."O'Brien Power
"I love you most of all because we are against them."Julia Relationships
"In the old days, you had to live for the future. But we have abolished the future."Syme Time
"Everything fades into mist. Your body is gone, but you still exist."O'Brien Philosophy
"You do not exist."O'Brien Power
"The Party is the instrument by which new groups seize power and topple the old ones."O'Brien Power
"They can make you say anything. But they can't make you believe it."Winston Smith Freedom
"I hate purity. I hate goodness. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones."Julia Philosophy
"Do you see that children nowadays are taught to report their parents to the Thought Police?"Winston Smith Politics
"The sex instinct will be eradicated. Procreation will be an annual formality."Syme Politics
"The proles are human beings and when once they are awake, they will sweep us away like a dust-cart."O'Brien Power
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."O'Brien War
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others."O'Brien Power
"We shall crush you down to the point from which there is no coming back."O'Brien Power