1984

           Notonlyanyactualmisdemeanour,butanyeccentricity,howeversmall,anychangeofhabits,anynervousmannerismthatcouldpossiblybethesymptomofaninnerstruggle,iscertaintobedetected. Hehasnofreedomofchoiceinanydirectionwhatever. Ontheotherhandhisactionsarenotregulatedbylaworbyanyclearlyformulatedcodeofbehaviour. InOceaniathereisnolaw. Thoughtsandactionswhich,whendetected,meancertaindeatharenotformallyforbidden,andtheendlesspurges,arrests,tortures,imprisonments,andvaporizationsarenotinflictedaspunishmentforcrimeswhichhaveactuallybeencommitted,butaremerelythewiping-outofpersonswhomightperhapscommitacrimeatsometimeinthefuture. APartymemberisrequiredtohavenotonlytherightopinions,buttherightinstincts. Manyofthebeliefsandattitudesdemandedofhimareneverplainlystated,andcouldnotbestatedwithoutlayingbarethecontradictionsinherentinIngsoc. Ifheisapersonnaturallyorthodox(inNewspeakaGOODTHINKER),hewillinallcircumstancesknow,withouttakingthought,whatisthetruebelieforthedesirableemotion. Butinanycaseanelaboratementaltraining,undergoneinchildhoodandgroupingitselfroundtheNewspeakwords CRIMESTOP,BLACKWHITE,andDOUBLETHINK,makeshimunwillingandunabletothinktoodeeplyonanysubjectwhatever. 

           APartymemberisexpectedtohavenoprivateemotionsandnorespitesfromenthusiasm. Heissupposedtoliveinacontinuousfrenzyofhatredofforeignenemiesandinternaltraitors,triumphovervictories,andself-abasementbeforethepowerandwisdomoftheParty. Thediscontentsproducedbyhisbare,unsatisfyinglifearedeliberatelyturnedoutwardsanddissipatedbysuchdevicesastheTwoMinutesHate,andthespeculationswhichmightpossiblyinduceascepticalorrebelliousattitudearekilledinadvancebyhisearlyacquiredinnerdiscipline.