Quote: "The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture, and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. This contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate excersises in doublethink."
Significance:
This quote is significant because it speaks of how the Ministries have used doublethink to essentially change the meaning of words to their opposites. This shows that maybe those in charge do see the power of words, as they chose only positive words to represent their negative actions. This also sheds some light on why the Party is so fearful of words.
Definitions:
Tenet: a principle, belief, or doctrine genuinely thought to be true
vilify: to lower in estimation or importance.
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