1984 Key Quotes Flashcards
What are the three key slogans of the Party?
“War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength”
What does Winston say you must live in the assumption of?
“You must live in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard”
What does Winston say about control over the past and present?
“Who controls the past controls the future and who controls the present controls the past
What does Winston say about the Party and death?
“To die hating them, that was freedom”
What does Winston say about a new poster in London?
“A new poster had suddenly appeared all over London… representing the monstrous figure of a Eurasian soldier”
What does Winston say about people who incurred the displeasure of the Party?
“People who incurred the displeasure of the Party simply disappeared and were never heard of again”
What does O’Brien say about control?
“We control matter because we control the mind, reality is inside the skull”
What does O’Brien say about thoughtcrime?
“In the end we will make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it”
What are the two aims of the Party?
“To conquer the whole surface of the Earth and to extinguish the possibility of independent thought
What does double-think mean?
“Holding two contradictory beliefs in ones mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them”
What does O’Brien say about a picture of the future?
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever”
What does Winston say about the choice for mankind?
“It lies between freedom and happiness, and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better
What does O’Brien say the Party seeks power for?
“The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake and are not interested in the good of others”
What does the Party think of proles?
“They are natural inferiors who must be kept in subjection”
What does O’Brien say about what the Party is interested in?
“The Party is not interested in the overt act; the thought is all we care about”
