Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
Future, Past, PresentGeorge Orwell in 1984For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable - what then?
George Orwell in 1984Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
RevolutionGeorge Orwell in 1984If you loved someone, you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love.
LoveGeorge Orwell in 1984If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
George Orwell in 1984But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.
Thoughts, LanguagesGeorge Orwell in 1984Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
FreedomGeorge Orwell in 1984War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.
George Orwell in 1984