Football, beer, and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."

"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."

"Sanity is not statistical."

"It was merely the substitution of one piece of nonsense for another."

"Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them."

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

"In the end, the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it."

"If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself."

"The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world. It goes beyond fear of pain or death. It is unendurable, and it varies from individual to individual. It may be burial alive or castration – or many other things."

"Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — for ever… And remember that it is for ever. The face will always be there to be stamped upon."

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. Not wealth or luxury or long life or happiness: only power, pure power."