Control Flashcards
The horrible thing about the two minutes hate was
not that one was obliged to act, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in
Both of them were dressed in
the blue shorts, grey shirts and red neckerchiefs which were the uniforms of the Spies
It’s real undeclared purpose was to
remove all pleasure from the sexual act
Permission was always refused if the couple concerned
gave the impression of being physically attracted to each other
There were even organisations such as the
Junior Anti-sex League which advocated complete celibacy for both sexes
“‘Who controls the past,’ ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future:
who controls the present controls the past’”
“The real power, the power we have to fight for night and day, is not
power over things, but over men”
“The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in
the good of others; we are interested solely in power”
