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“THERE WILL BE NO CURIOSITY, NO ENJOYMENT OF THE PROCESS OF LIFE. ALL COMPETING PLEASURES WILL BE DESTROYED. BUT ALWAYS—DO NOT FORGET THIS, WINSTON—ALWAYS THERE WILL BE THE INTOXICATION OF POWER, CONSTANTLY INCREASING AND CONSTANTLY GROWING SUBTLER. ALWAYS,AT EVERY MOMENT, THERE WILL BE THE THRILL OF VICTORY, THE SENSATION OF TRAMPLING ON AN ENEMY WHO IS HELPLESS. IF YOU WANT A PICTURE OF THE FUTURE, IMAGINE A BOOT STAMPING ON A HUMAN FACE—FOREVER. WAR IS A WAY OF SHATTERING TO PIECES, OR POURING INTO THE STRATOSPHERE, OR SINKING INTO THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA, MATERIALS WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE USED TO MAKE THE MASSES TOO COMFORTABLE, AND HENCE, IN THE LONG RUN, TOO INTELLIGENT.”