1984

"Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship."

"It is our custom to execute people who are dying. Did you know that, Winston?"

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

"Do you see, Winston, that it is all contained in that one word?"

"I don't care. I am not interested in your suffering. I am interested only in power."

"Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn't matter; only feelings matter."

"The Party does not concern itself with the motive for the crime. The thought is all we care about."

"The worst thing was to be afraid of something; it was not the fear that mattered but the act of surrender to fear."

"There is no such thing as an isolated thought."

"We are not interested in making him suffer, if he can be brought round then that is preferable."

"You will be hollow. We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves."

"There is no escape. You will always be caught."

"Do not trust diamonds and rubies. Trust in us."

"We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness."

"The spirit of man is a wonderful thing. It can be buried and compressed under a million tons of tyranny, and still it will in the end prevail."

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

"The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better."

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

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

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

"Do you see, Winston, that it is all useless? Do you see that you are always defeated?"

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

"The worst thing in the world is not pain, but betrayal."

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

"The Party controls all records, and we control all records and we lie with perfect confidence."

"We are the dead."

"The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself."

"He loved Big Brother."

"The essential thing is that the masses should feel that their lives are improving."

"The Ministry of Love is the really frightening one."