1984
Quotes from 1984
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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
"Do you see, Winston, that the Party does not seek power for its own ends, but only for the good of the majority?"O'Brien Power
"I am not human anymore. The Party has remade me in its image."Winston Smith
"To accept an absurd premise and defend it rationally: this is the ultimate exercise of power."O'Brien Power
"By the time we finish, there will be no loyalty except loyalty to the Party."O'Brien Power
"We know that no one ever escapes this place. The choice between their love and their loyalty will always favor the Party."O'Brien Relationships
"The Party is not interested in the crime: the thought is all we care about."O'Brien Justice
"Syme would be vaporized. He was too intelligent and therefore too dangerous."Winston Smith Fear
"It struck him that the truly characteristic thing about modern war was that nobody ever won it."Winston Smith War
"I do not remember when I gave up the idea that power could be overthrown from within."Winston Smith Politics
"He loved her and would love her forever. But he also hated her. Why should that be?"Winston Smith Relationships
"We are the dead. Our time is up."Winston Smith Death
"The proles are the only class with a chance of overthrowing the Party."Winston Smith Politics
"Do you see any signs of love here?"Winston Smith Relationships
"Nothing exists except through human consciousness."O'Brien Philosophy
"The Party does not concern itself with objective reality. What matters is that Party power should increase moment by moment."O'Brien Power
"There is truth and there is untruth, and if you cling to the truth even against the whole world, you are sane."Winston Smith Truth
"The existence of the Party is permanent. All else is temporary."O'Brien Politics
"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 the Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."O'Brien Power
"The act of resistance had no meaning. All was futile."Winston Smith
"Acceptance of reality is the first step to survival."O'Brien Wisdom
"In the end, we shall destroy you."O'Brien Power
"Pain is truth. You must learn to accept pain as your reality."O'Brien Truth
"The proles are not human beings."O'Brien Philosophy
"He loved Big Brother."Winston Smith Power
"Do not imagine that you will save yourself by pleading for mercy."O'Brien Fear
"We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness."O'Brien Hope
"We are the dead. Our time is up."Winston Smith Death