1984
Quotes from 1984
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"Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn't matter; only feelings matter."O'Brien
"Do you understand that you will never see me again after this moment?"O'Brien
"We are the dead. Our time is up."Winston Smith Death
"The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power."O'Brien Power
"We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness."Winston Smith Hope
"The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."O'Brien
"Do you see, Winston, that this is not merely a political doctrine, but a claim about objective reality?"O'Brien Truth
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power."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
"The Party exists to provide a framework of understanding by which the world can be made comprehensible."O'Brien Philosophy
"Do you begin to see, Winston, how important it is our monopoly on the past?"O'Brien Power
"Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn't matter: only feelings matter."O'Brien Philosophy
"We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them."O'Brien Politics
"The key to power is the ability to control the definition of reality itself."O'Brien Power
"How does one man assert his power over another? By making him suffer."O'Brien Power
"I understand HOW: I do not understand WHY."Winston Smith Wisdom
"Rebellion means a man can do as he chooses, can express his thoughts freely, can love whom he chooses, can live his own life."Winston Smith Freedom
"We are the dead. Our time is up."Winston Smith Death
"The Party controls all records, and we control all memories."O'Brien Power
"Two and two make four, and no power on earth could change it."Winston Smith Truth
"Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me!"Winston Smith Fear
"We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness."O'Brien Hope
"Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."Winston Smith Wisdom
"The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about."O'Brien Politics
"Do you see, Winston, that power is not concerned with wealth or comfort or health or happiness of human beings at all?"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
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake."O'Brien Power
"Power is not a means; it is an end."O'Brien Power
"The Brotherhood has never existed."O'Brien Truth
"We are the dead. Our time is up."Julia Death