1984
Chapter 1
FromwhereWinstonstooditwasjustpossibletoread, pickedoutonitswhitefaceinelegantlettering,thethreeslogansoftheParty:
WARISPEACE
FREEDOMISSLAVERY
IGNORANCEISSTRENGTH
TheMinistryofTruthcontained,itwassaid,threethousandroomsabovegroundlevel, andcorrespondingramificationsbelow. ScatteredaboutLondontherewerejustthreeotherbuildingsofsimilarappearanceandsize. SocompletelydidtheydwarfthesurroundingarchitecturethatfromtheroofofVictoryMansionsyoucouldseeallfourofthemsimultaneously. TheywerethehomesofthefourMinistriesbetweenwhichtheentireapparatusofgovernmentwasdivided. TheMinistryofTruth,whichconcerneditselfwithnews,entertainment,education,andthefinearts. TheMinistryofPeace,whichconcerneditselfwithwar. TheMinistryofLove,whichmaintainedlawandorder. AndtheMinistryofPlenty,whichwasresponsibleforeconomicaffairs. Theirnames,inNewspeak:Minitrue,Minipax,Miniluv,andMiniplenty.
TheMinistryofLovewasthereallyfrighteningone. Therewerenowindowsinitatall. WinstonhadneverbeeninsidetheMinistryofLove,norwithinhalfakilometreofit. Itwasaplaceimpossibletoenterexceptonofficialbusiness, andthenonlybypenetratingthroughamazeofbarbed-wireentanglements, steeldoors,andhiddenmachine-gunnests. Eventhestreetsleadinguptoitsouterbarriers wereroamedbygorilla-facedguardsinblackuniforms, armedwithjointedtruncheons.
