George Orwell quote about power from 1984 - The object of power is power.
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The object of power is power.
 George Orwell, 1984 (1949). copy citation

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Author George Orwell
Source 1984
Topic power tyranny dictatorship
Date 1949
Language English
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Weblink http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100021.txt

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“One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order toestablish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?»
Winston was struck, as he had been struck before, by the tiredness of O'Brien's face. It was strong and fleshy and brutal, it was full of intelligence and a sort of controlled passion before which he felt himself helpless; but it was tired.” source

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