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“itoldyou,winston,”hesaid,“thatmetaphysicsisnotyourstrongpoint。thewordyouaretryingtothinkofissolipsism。butyouaremistaken。thisisnotsolipsism。collectivesolipsism,ifyoulike。butthatisadifferentthing:infact,theoppositething。allthisisadigression,”headdedinadifferenttone。“therealpower,thepowerwehavetofightfornightandday,isnotpoweroverthings,butovermen。”hepaused,andforamomentassumedagainhisairofaschoolmasterquestioningapromisingpupil:“howdoesonemanasserthispoweroveranother,winston?”
winstonthought。“bymakinghimsuffer,”hesaid。“exactly。bymakinghimsuffer。obedienceisnotenough。unlessheissuffering,howcanyoubesurethatheisobeyingyourwillandnothisown?powerisininflictingpainandhumiliation。powerisintearinghumanmindstopiecesandputtingthemtogetheragaininnewshapesofyourownchoosing。doyoubegintosee,then,whatkindofworldwearecreating?itistheexactoppositeofthestupidhedonisticutopiasthattheoldreformersimagined。aworldoffearandtreacheryistorment,aworldoftramplingandbeingtrampledupon,aworldwhichwillgrownotlessbutmoremercilessasitrefinesitself。progressinourworldwillbeprogresstowardsmorepain。theoldcivilizationsclaimedthattheywerefoundedonloveorjustice。oursisfoundeduponhatred。inourworldtherewillbenoemotionsexceptfear,rage,triumph,andself-abasement。everythingelseweshalldestroyeverything。alreadywearebreakingdownthehabitsofthoughtwhichhavesurvivedfrombeforetherevolution。wehavecutthelinksbetweenchildandparent,andbetweenmanandman,andbetweenmanandwoman。noonedarestrustawifeorachildorafriendanylonger。butinthefuturetherewillbenowivesandnofriends。childrenwillbetakenfromtheirmothersatbirth,asonetakeseggsfromahen。thesexinstinctwillbeeradicated。procreationwillbeanannualformalityliketherenewalofarationcard。weshallabolishtheorgasm。ourneurologistsareatworkuponitnow。therewillbenoloyalty,exceptloyaltytowardstheparty。therewillbenolove,excepttheloveofbigbrother。therewillbenolaughter,exceptthelaughoftriumphoveradefeatedenemy。therewillbenoart,noliterature,noscience。whenweareomnipotentweshallhavenomoreneedofscience。therewillbenodistinctionbetweenbeautyandugliness。therewillbenocuriosity,noenjoymentoftheprocessoflife。allcompetingpleasureswillbedestroyed。butalways—donotforgetthis,winston—alwaystherewillbetheintoxicationofpower,constantlyincreasingandconstantlygrowingsubtler。always,ateverymoment,therewillbethethrillofvictory,thesensationoftramplingonanenemywhoishelpless。ifyouwantapictureofthefuture,imagineabootstampingonahumanface—forever。”