'Nineteen Eighty-Four' Quotes Flashcards

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“Winston’s

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“Winston’s diaphragm was constricted. He could never see the face of Goldstein without a painful mixture of emotions.”

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“It was like

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“It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it.”

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“Their

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“Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against The Party. It was a political act.”

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“In

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

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“Power

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“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them back together again in new shapes of your own choosing.”

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“Its

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“Its a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”

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“It was almost

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“It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children.”

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“Every

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“Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range of consciousness always a little smaller.”

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“Until

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“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.”

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“He

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“He was light years distant, but O’Brien was still standing at his side.”

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