“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable – what then?”
― George Orwell, 1984
“You are a slow learner, Winston.”
“How can I help it? How can I help but see what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.”
“Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy.”
― George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell was a true visionary.
I should read 1984 and Animal Farm again. Maybe throw in Lord of the Flies (even though it was by a different author).
As I recall, Hillary Clinton sees 1984 as a cautionary tale against letting people distrust the government... and I’m sure most of the Democrat/Socialist party agrees.
“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy.”
― George Orwell, 1984
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1...2...3...5...4...6...7
2+2=5
How do we KNOW that 2+2=4? Take 2 balls and put them in a box. Add 2 more balls. Count the number of balls in the box. It ain’t rocket science and any adult who gets different answer is mentally defective.