1984

           Winstonthought. ‘Bymakinghimsuffer,’hesaid. 

           ‘Exactly. Bymakinghimsuffer. Obedienceisnotenough. Unlessheissuffering,howcanyoubesurethatheisobeyingyourwillandnothisown? Powerisininflictingpainandhumiliation. Powerisintearinghumanmindstopiecesandputtingthemtogetheragaininnewshapesofyourownchoosing. Doyoubegintosee,then,whatkindofworldwearecreating? ItistheexactoppositeofthestupidhedonisticUtopiasthattheoldreformersimagined. Aworldoffearandtreacheryandtorment,aworldoftramplingandbeingtrampledupon,aworldwhichwillgrownotlessbutMOREmercilessasitrefinesitself. Progressinourworldwillbeprogresstowardsmorepain. Theoldcivilizationsclaimedthattheywerefoundedonloveorjustice. Oursisfoundeduponhatred. Inourworldtherewillbenoemotionsexceptfear,rage,triumph,andself-abasement. Everythingelseweshalldestroy—everything. AlreadywearebreakingdownthehabitsofthoughtwhichhavesurvivedfrombeforetheRevolution. Wehavecutthelinksbetweenchildandparent,andbetweenmanandman,andbetweenmanandwoman. Noonedarestrustawifeorachildorafriendanylonger. Butinthefuturetherewillbenowivesandnofriends. Childrenwillbetakenfromtheirmothersatbirth,asonetakeseggsfromahen. Thesexinstinctwillbeeradicated. Procreationwillbeanannualformalityliketherenewalofarationcard. Weshallabolishtheorgasm. Ourneurologistsareatworkuponitnow. Therewillbenoloyalty,exceptloyaltytowardstheParty. Therewillbenolove,excepttheloveofBigBrother. Therewillbenolaughter,exceptthelaughoftriumphoveradefeatedenemy. Therewillbenoart,noliterature,noscience. Whenweareomnipotentweshallhavenomoreneedofscience.