Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.

1984
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The most powerful form of lie is the omission.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
Big Brother is watching you.
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
Big Brother is watching you.
Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.