1984 Quotes by Theme
Manipulation
- “the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought”
- “we’re cutting language down to the bone”
- “we, the party, control all records and we control all memories”
- “everything faded away into a shadow- world which, finally even the date of the year had
become uncertain”
- “knowledge is power”- Fahrenheit 451
- “manipulate others for the sake of power”- John Smith
- “you are prepared…to commit acts of sabotage which may cause the death of hundreds
of innocent people?…yes”
- “he was the tormentor, he was the protector, he was the friend”
- “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words”
- “every record has been destroyed or falsified”
Identity
- “We are the dead”
- “He has the feeling that O’Brien was his protector”
- “The woman down there had no mind, she had only strong arms, a warm heart and a
fertile belly”
- “He was still recognisable, but was no the same person any longer”
- “It was the girl with the dark hair”
- “I was conscious of my own identity. I was born and I shall die”
- “6079 Smith W”
- “Uniform of spies”
Loyalty and Betrayal
- “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four”
- “2+2=5”
- “He has the feeling that O’Brien was his protector”
- “Here comes the chopper to chop off your head…”
- “If they could make me stop loving you- that would be real betrayal”
- “If I could save Julia by doubling my own pain, would I do it? Yes”
- “Do it to Julia”
- “He loved her and would not betray her, but that was only fact, known as he knew the
rules of arithmetic”
Manipulation
- “the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought”
- “we’re cutting language down to the bone”
- “we, the party, control all records and we control all memories”
- “everything faded away into a shadow- world which, finally even the date of the year had
become uncertain”
- “knowledge is power”- Fahrenheit 451
- “manipulate others for the sake of power”- John Smith
- “you are prepared…to commit acts of sabotage which may cause the death of hundreds
of innocent people?…yes”
- “he was the tormentor, he was the protector, he was the friend”
- “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words”
- “every record has been destroyed or falsified”
Identity
- “We are the dead”
- “He has the feeling that O’Brien was his protector”
- “The woman down there had no mind, she had only strong arms, a warm heart and a
fertile belly”
- “He was still recognisable, but was no the same person any longer”
- “It was the girl with the dark hair”
- “I was conscious of my own identity. I was born and I shall die”
- “6079 Smith W”
- “Uniform of spies”
Loyalty and Betrayal
- “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four”
- “2+2=5”
- “He has the feeling that O’Brien was his protector”
- “Here comes the chopper to chop off your head…”
- “If they could make me stop loving you- that would be real betrayal”
- “If I could save Julia by doubling my own pain, would I do it? Yes”
- “Do it to Julia”
- “He loved her and would not betray her, but that was only fact, known as he knew the
rules of arithmetic”
