![]() ![]() The object of persecution is persecution. A solitary figure was coming toward him from the other. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. Nineteen Eighty-Four (Book 2, Chapter 1) Lyrics It was the middle of the morning, and Winston had left his cubicle to go to the lavatory. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. They pretended, perhaps they even believed, that they had seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, and that just around the corner there lay a paradise where human beings would be free and equal. The German Nazis and the Russian Communists came very close to us in their methods, but they never had the courage to recognize their own motives. All the others, even those who resembled ourselves, were cowards and hypocrites. Parsons Parsons's children Katharine Old Man Barman Washerwoman Rungo Bungo Winston's Mother Winston's Father Winston's Sister Party soldiers and troops (never talks and is seen sometimes in Victory Square) The book is set in 1984 but even that can't be certain due to the massive level of propaganda from the. We are different from the oligarchies of the past in that we know what we are doing. Charrington Syme Tom Parsons Emmanuel Goldstein Mrs. What pure power means you will understand presently. ![]() We are not interested in the good of others we are interested solely in power, pure power. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. “Now I will tell you the answer to my question. ![]()
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