Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
GEORGE ORWELLTo be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.
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The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
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You must be an intellectual. A normal person would never believe a thing like that.
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Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes.
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The way to make a million dollars is to start a religion.
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Rich people are poor people with money.
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Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.
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All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers.
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On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.
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To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.
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I do not wish to comment on the work; if it does not speak for itself, it is a failure.
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The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous.
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It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it.
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Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
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