100 Quotes from 1984

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1984 Quotes

1. “War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength.” – George Orwell, 1984
2. “Big Brother is watching you.” – George Orwell, 1984
3. “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.” – George Orwell, 1984
4. “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake.” – George Orwell, 1984
5. “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.” – George Orwell, 1984
6. “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” – George Orwell, 1984
7. “Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” – George Orwell, 1984
8. “The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.” – George Orwell, 1984
9. “Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.” – George Orwell, 1984
10. “Power is not a means; it is an end.” – George Orwell, 1984

11. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell, 1984
12. “Until they became conscious, they will never rebel.” – George Orwell, 1984
13. “The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.” – George Orwell, 1984
14. “We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.” – George Orwell, 1984
15. “Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think.” – George Orwell, 1984
16. “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?” – George Orwell, 1984
17. “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984
18. “The masses never revolt of their own accord, and they never revolt merely because they are oppressed.” – George Orwell, 1984
19. “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” – George Orwell, 1984
20. “Reality control, they called it: in Newspeak, doublethink.” – George Orwell, 1984

21. “The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.” – George Orwell, 1984
22. “You are a slow learner, Winston.” – George Orwell, 1984
23. “Sanity is not statistical.” – George Orwell, 1984
24. “The proles are not human beings.” – George Orwell, 1984
25. “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.” – George Orwell, 1984
26. “We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.” – George Orwell, 1984
27. “The Party seeks to control the present by manipulating the past.” – George Orwell, 1984
28. “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” – George Orwell, 1984
29. “The heresy of heresies was common sense.” – George Orwell, 1984
30. “Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful.” – George Orwell, 1984

31. “Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.” – George Orwell, 1984
32. “To die hating them, that was freedom.” – George Orwell, 1984
33. “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to abolish the English language?” – George Orwell, 1984
34. “There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” – George Orwell, 1984
35. “If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can’t have any result whatever, you’ve beaten them.” – George Orwell, 1984
36. “Power is not a means; it is an end.” – George Orwell, 1984
37. “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” – George Orwell, 1984
38. “The consequences of every act are included in the act itself.” – George Orwell, 1984
39. “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984
40. “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” – George Orwell, 1984

41. “Reality control, they called it: in Newspeak, doublethink.” – George Orwell, 1984
42. “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.” – George Orwell, 1984
43. “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” – George Orwell, 1984
44. “The mutability of the past is the central tenet of Ingsoc.” – George Orwell, 1984
45. “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake.” – George Orwell, 1984
46. “Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” – George Orwell, 1984
47. “We have cut the links between child and parent, and between man and man, and between man and woman.” – George Orwell, 1984
48. “Sanity is not statistical.” – George Orwell, 1984
49. “Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think.” – George Orwell, 1984
50. “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.” – George Orwell, 1984

51. “Until they became conscious, they will never rebel.” – George Orwell, 1984
52. “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.” – George Orwell, 1984
53. “The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.” – George Orwell, 1984
54. “Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.” – George Orwell, 1984
55. “How could you have a slogan like ‘freedom is slavery’ when the concept of freedom has been abolished?” – George Orwell, 1984
56. “The masses never revolt of their own accord, and they never revolt merely because they are oppressed.” – George Orwell, 1984
57. “Power is not a means; it is an end.” – George Orwell, 1984
58. “The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.” – George Orwell, 1984
59. “The proles are not human beings.” – George Orwell, 1984
60. “In the end, we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.” – George Orwell, 1984

61. “Sanity is not statistical.” – George Orwell, 1984
62. “The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.” – George Orwell, 1984
63. “War is peace.” – George Orwell, 1984
64. “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.” – George Orwell, 1984
65. “We are the dead.” – George Orwell, 1984
66. “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” – George Orwell, 1984
67. “Orthodoxy means not thinking—not needing to think.” – George Orwell, 1984
68. “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984
69. “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” – George Orwell, 1984
70. “The consequences of every act are included in the act itself.” – George Orwell, 1984

71. “Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.” – George Orwell, 1984
72. “The mutability of the past is the central tenet of Ingsoc.” – George Orwell, 1984
73. “To die hating them, that was freedom.” – George Orwell, 1984
74. “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.” – George Orwell, 1984
75. “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?” – George Orwell, 1984
76. “The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.” – George Orwell, 1984
77. “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984
78. “The masses never revolt of their own accord, and they never revolt merely because they are oppressed.” – George Orwell, 1984
79. “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” – George Orwell, 1984
80. “Reality control, they called it: in Newspeak, doublethink.” – George Orwell, 1984

81. “The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.” – George Orwell, 1984
82. “You are a slow learner, Winston.” – George Orwell, 1984
83. “Sanity is not statistical.” – George Orwell, 1984
84. “The proles are not human beings.” – George Orwell, 1984
85. “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.” – George Orwell, 1984
86. “We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.” – George Orwell, 1984
87. “The Party seeks to control the present by manipulating the past.” – George Orwell, 1984
88. “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” – George Orwell, 1984
89. “The heresy of heresies was common sense.” – George Orwell, 1984
90. “Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful.” – George Orwell, 1984

91. “Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.” – George Orwell, 1984
92. “To die hating them, that was freedom.” – George Orwell, 1984
93. “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to abolish the English language?” – George Orwell, 1984
94. “There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” – George Orwell, 1984
95. “If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can’t have any result whatever, you’ve beaten them.” – George Orwell, 1984
96. “Power is not a means; it is an end.” – George Orwell, 1984
97. “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” – George Orwell, 1984
98. “The consequences of every act are included in the act itself.” – George Orwell, 1984
99. “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984
100. “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” – George Orwell, 1984

In conclusion, these quotes from George Orwell’s masterpiece, 1984, offer a chilling glimpse into a dystopian society ruled by a totalitarian regime. The themes of surveillance, manipulation, and the suppression of individuality are prevalent throughout the novel, serving as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked power. As we reflect on these quotes, let us remember the importance of preserving freedom and truth in our own lives, lest we fall victim to the dystopia depicted in 1984.
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