We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.

1984 ~ George Orwell

There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.

1984 ~ George Orwell

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

1984 ~ George Orwell

All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers.

1984 ~ George Orwell

Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts. Applied to a Party member, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know that white is black, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary.

1984 ~ George Orwell

The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture, and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation.

1984 ~ George Orwell

WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

1984 ~ George Orwell

The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education and the fine arts.The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty, which was responsible for economic affairs.

1984 ~ George Orwell