Power Quotes

"Stability is the highest achievement of human organization."

"All conditioning aims at that: making people like their inescapable social destiny."

"Do you see, Winston, the logic of our position?"

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

"The Party is immortal; you are not. The Party will still be here after you are dead."

"Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own?"

"I'm not just a troublemaker, I'm the king of the troublemakers."

"She controls everything through silence and disappointment."

"The nurse has more power than any of us realize."

"The Acutes and Chronics are separated for a reason."

"The nurse's control is invisible but absolute."

"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."

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

"He loved Big Brother."

"In the end, we shall destroy you."

"Do you see, Winston, that 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."

"The Party does not concern itself with objective reality. What matters is that Party power should increase moment by moment."

"By the time we finish, there will be no loyalty except loyalty to the Party."

"To accept an absurd premise and defend it rationally: this is the ultimate exercise of power."

"We are the Combine."

"You can't win against the Combine."

"Control is the key to everything."

"You're not allowed to call us inmate. We're patients."

"The Combine's got us all in its gears."

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

"We shall crush you down to the point from which there is no coming back."

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

"The proles are human beings and when once they are awake, they will sweep us away like a dust-cart."