Politics Quotes

"Politics is the art of compromise between different visions."

"Politics at its best brings harmony; at its worst, division."

"Politics of the heart demand loyalty."

"Politics of the heart are what matter most."

"Politics is a mess, but voting matters."

"Politics. Even the gods are bound by them."

"Politics is the art of making the possible seem inevitable"

"The Taliban will never be gone. They will always come back."

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."

"It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere."

"The Party would prefer that we should have no hobbies, no emotions, no enjoyments."

"In the end we shall make thoughtcrime impossible."

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

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

"He loved Big Brother."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"You are a thought-criminal, Winston. You are also insane."

"Syme had been unpersoned. He no longer existed."

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake."

"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 begin to see, Winston, that it is possible to build a society in which no one will ever again experience poverty, misery, or fear?"

"The old civilizations claimed that they were founded on love or justice. Ours is founded upon hatred."

"Do you see how the Doctrine of Doublethink allows the Party to maintain dominance?"

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel."

"The Party could not be overthrown from the outside. It had to be destroyed from within."