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“idon’tcare。***intheendtheywillbeatyou。soonerorlatertheywillseeyouforwhatyouare,andthentheywilltearyoutopieces。”
“doyouseeanyevidencethatthatishappening?oranyreasonwhyitshould?”
“no。ibelieveit。iknowthatyouwillfail。thereissomethingintheuniverse—idon’tknow,somespirit,someprinciple—thatyouwillneverovercome。”
“doyoubelieveingod,winston?”
“no。”
“thenwhatisit,thisprinciplethatwilldefeatus?”
“idon’tknow。thespiritofman。”
“anddoyouconsideryourselfaman?。”
“yes。”
“ifyouareaman,winston,youarethelastman。yourkindisextinct;wearetheinheritors。doyouunderstandthatyouarealone?youareoutsidehistory,youarenon-existent。”hismannerchangedandhesaidmoreharshly:“andyouconsideryourselfmorallysuperiortous,withourliesandourcruelty?”
“yes,iconsidermyselfsuperior。”
o’briendidnotspeak。twoothervoiceswerespeaking。afteramomentwinstonrecognizedoneofthemashisown。itwasasound-trackoftheconversationhehadhadwitho’brien,onthenightwhenhehadenrolledhimselfinthebrotherhood。heheardhimselfpromisingtolie,tosteal,toforge,tomurder,toencouragedrug-takingandprostitution,todisseminatevenerealdiseases,tothrowvitriolinachild’sface。o’brienmadeasmallimpatientgesture,asthoughtosaythatthedemonstrationwashardlyworthmaking。thenheturnedaswitchandthevoicesstopped。