Power Quotes

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

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

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

"In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it."

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

"He loved Big Brother."

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

"We control matter because we control the mind. Reality is inside the skull."

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

"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 betrayed you under torture. I would betray you again, gladly."

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

"We shall squeeze you empty, and then we shall fill you with ourselves."

"The purpose of the Party is not to produce comfort but to produce more and more power."

"You are a slow learner, Winston."

"It was not the game that mattered; it was the possession of the ball."

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

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

"The Party is not concerned with obeying orders so much as with crushing the will to rebel."

"Torture and suffering break men and create the perfect instrument of power."

"The Party is not interested in the overt act. It is interested in power."

"In the end, the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it."

"The purpose of power is power itself. We want the power to hurt others."

"The instruments of torture are instruments of love. Pain is the path to truth."

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

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake and not as a means to any end."

"We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power."

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

"Do you see, Winston, that the Party does not seek power for its own ends, but only for the good of the majority?"

"Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation on another person."