“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. The Party intellectual knows… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Orwell could see that Burnham, was nothing but a naked power worshipper, and one of those annoying writers, typical of Marxists and… — Dennis Glover Copy Share Image
“Sooner or later, all talk among foreigners in Pyongyang turns to one imponderable subject. Do the locals really believe what they are… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Ow. Stop that. It hurts my brain. Isn't your brain distributed through your entire body? See why I want you to stop… — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
“To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Assimilate ubiquitously. Doublethink. To deliberately believe in lies, while knowing they're false. Examples of this in everyday life: "oh, I need to… — Henry Barthes Copy Share Image
My hypothesis is that for people who are both trained and inclined to think in rigorously logical ways, it is particularly difficult… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image