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Comment by fuzztester

5 days ago

The quotes seem to be from the famous book "1984" by George Orwell. We had it in English literature class in high school.

There are some other famous quotes from that book or one of his other famous books, "Animal Farm".

Writing from memory and googling, so may be wrong:

"Some people are more equal than others."

The society that Winston finds himself in puts forth the slogan, "War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength." The meaning of this phrase is to force confusion upon the members of the Party. It is a form of propaganda, or misleading information typically given by a political party.

According to the article, the original version with "2 + 2 = 5" suggests complete submission to the oppressive regime, with the protagonist's mind being irreversibly altered.

Technically part of the Ministry of Love, Room 101 is the most feared place in all of Oceania and Winston learns far too well that it is here that the …

What is the final message of 1984? … a warning about the dangers of totalitarianism and the ability of a repressive regime to manipulate and control individuals to the point where they betray ...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm

Animal Farm is even more creepy than 1984, going by my memory, which may be wrong, since it is quite some years since I read both those books.