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winstonwasstruck,ashehadbeenstruckbefore,bythetirednessofo’brien’sface。***itwasstrongandfleshyandbrutal,itwasfullofintelligenceandasortofcontrolledpassionbeforewhichhefelthimselfhelpless;butitwastired。therewerepouchesundertheeyes,theskinsaggedfromthecheekbones。o'brienleanedoverhim,deliberatelybringingthewornfacenearer。
“youarethinking,”hesaid,“thatmyfaceisoldandtired。youarethinkingthatitalkofpower,andyetiamnotevenabletopreventthedecayofmyownbody。canyounotunderstand,winston,thattheindividualisonlyacell?thewearinessofthecellisthevigouroftheorganism。doyoudiewhenyoucutyourfingernails?”
heturnedawayfromthebedandbeganstrollingupanddownagain,onehandinhispocket。
“wearethepriestsofpower,”hesaid。“godispower。butatpresentpowerisonlyawordsofarasyouareconcerned。itistimeforyoutogathersomeideaofwhatpowermeans。thefirstthingyoumustrealizeisthatpoweriscollective。theindividualonlyhaspowerinsofarasheceasestobeanindividual。youknowthepartyslogan:‘freedomisslavery’。hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatitisreversible?slaveryisfreedom。alone—free—thehumanbeingisalwaysdefeated。itmustbeso,becauseeveryhumanbeingisdoomedtodie,whichisthegreatestofallfailures。butifhecanmakecomplete,uttersubmission,ifhecanescapefromhisidentity,ifhecanmergehimselfinthepartysothatheistheparty,thenheisall-powerfulandimmortal。thesecondthingforyoutorealizeisthatpowerispoweroverhumanbeings。overthebodybut,aboveall,overthemind。powerovermatter—externalreality,asyouwouldcallit—isnotimportant。alreadyourcontrolovermatterisabsolute。”