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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.

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The dark-haired girl behind Winston had begun crying out: 'Swine! Swine! Swine!', and suddenly she picked up a heavy Newspeak dictionary and flung it ...more

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The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine-gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use.

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Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in wi...more