1984

Chapter 7

           For,afterall,howdoweknowthattwoandtwomakefour? Orthattheforceofgravityworks? Orthatthepastisunchangeable? Ifboththepastandtheexternalworldexistonlyinthemind,andiftheminditselfiscontrollablewhatthen? 

           Butno! Hiscourageseemedsuddenlytostiffenofitsownaccord. ThefaceofO’Brien,notcalledupbyanyobviousassociation,hadfloatedintohismind. Heknew,withmorecertaintythanbefore,thatO’Brienwasonhisside. HewaswritingthediaryforO’BrienTOO’Brien: itwaslikeaninterminableletterwhichnoonewouldeverread,butwhichwasaddressedtoaparticularpersonandtookitscolourfromthatfact. 

           ThePartytoldyoutorejecttheevidenceofyoureyesandears. Itwastheirfinal,mostessentialcommand. Hisheartsankashethoughtoftheenormouspowerarrayedagainsthim,theeasewithwhichanyPartyintellectualwouldoverthrowhimindebate,thesubtleargumentswhichhewouldnotbeabletounderstand,muchlessanswer. Andyethewasintheright!Theywerewrongandhewasright. Theobvious,thesilly,andthetruehadgottobedefended. Truismsaretrue,holdontothat! Thesolidworldexists,itslawsdonotchange. Stonesarehard,wateriswet,objectsunsupportedfalltowardstheearth’scentre. WiththefeelingthathewasspeakingtoO’Brien,andalsothathewassettingforthanimportantaxiom,hewrote: 

           Freedomisthefreedomtosaythattwoplustwomakefour. Ifthatisgranted,allelsefollows. 

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