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“youarerulingoverusforourowngood,”hesaidfeebly。“youbelievethathumanbeingsarenotfittogovernthemselves,andtherefore—”
hestartedandalmostcriedout。apangofpainhadshotthroughhisbody。o’brienhadpushedtheleverofthedialuptothirty-five。
“thatwasstupid,winston,stupid!”hesaid。“youshouldknowbetterthantosayathinglikethat。”
hepulledtheleverbackandcontinued:
“nowiwilltellyoutheanswertomyquestion。itisthis。thepartyseekspowerentirelyforitsownsake。wearenotinterestedinthegoodofothers;weareinterestedsolelyinpower。notwealthorluxuryorlonglifeorhappiness:onlypower,purepower。whatpurepowermeansyouwillunderstandpresently。wearedifferentfromalltheoligarchiesofthepast,inthatweknowwhatwearedoing。alltheothers,eventhosewhoresembledourselves,were-cowardsandhypocrites。thegermannazisandtherussiancommunistscameveryclosetousintheirmethods,buttheyneverhadthecouragetorecognizetheirownmotives。theypretended,perhapstheyevenbelieved,thattheyhadseizedpowerunwillinglyandforalimitedtime,andthatjustroundthecornertherelayaparadisewherehumanbeingswouldbefreeandequal。wearenotlikethat。weknowthatnooneeverseizespowerwiththeintentionofrelinquishingit。powerisnotameans,itisanend。onedoesnotestablishadictatorshipinordertosafeguardarevolution;onemakestherevolutioninordertoestablishthedictatorship。theobjectofpersecutionispersecution。theobjectoftortureistorture。theobjectofpowerispower。nowdoyoubegintounderstandme?”