And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth.

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dmt

13 days ago

“And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth.”- George Orwell

yesiamapersonplease

12 days ago

I have never read 1984 and still won't; but I'm fascinated by the use of History as a kind of Lethe-Mnemosyne, or as a money laundromat, reincarnating lies into truths.