Power Quotes

"The Party is immortal; you are not."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother? You must love him."

"Power is not a means, it is an end."

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

"The Proles are human beings and when humanity is finally destroyed, we shall be the only human beings."

"It is not enough to obey Big Brother. You must love him."

"In the end, we shall destroy everything, and then we shall build again."

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

"He loved Big Brother."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey the Party. You must love Big Brother."

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

"I hate purity. I hate goodness. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones."

"Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation. Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together in new shapes of your own choosing."

"Torture can continue indefinitely without a break."

"Do not imagine, comrade, that we want to perpetuate our position for ever. There is no power that we are afraid of if only the world stood united against us."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is necessary that the Ingsoc grab power and keep it?"

"The Party controls all records, and we control all memories."

"The Party never sleeps, Winston. You should remember that. It is always awake, always vigilant, always ready to punish betrayal."

"We are not interested in the overt acts of disobedience, but in the crime of thoughtcrime."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is all pointless?"

"The Party exists to rule over you."

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

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

"One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship."

"We control matter because we control the mind."

"The purpose of torture is torture. The purpose of power is power."

"Power is not a means; it is an end in itself."

"You already know the answer. Everyone knows it."

"We are not interested in those stupid crimes that you have committed. The Party is not interested in the overt act."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother? You must love him."