In the face of pain there are no heroes.

Never use a long word where a short one will do.

Take away freedom of speech, and the creative faculties dry up.

The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental , nor do they result from from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink

Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

Rich people are poor people with money.

... ages in which the dominant weapon is expensive or difficult to make will tend to be ages of despotism, whereas when the dominant weapon is cheap and simple, the common people have a chance... A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon -- so long as there is no answer to it -- gives claws to the weak.