“The past was erased” – Quote by George Orwell

„The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.“

George OrwellGeorge Orwell on erasing the past, forgetting the truth, and turning a lie into reality.
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George Orwell was a British writer, journalist, and social critic, known for his critical novels on totalitarianism and political power.

Orwell’s striking quote shows how controlling history and memory can make political lies appear to be truth.


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George Orwell quote about the past being erased and the lie becoming the truth

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His works, including '1984' and 'Animal Farm', are major classics of political literature that expose totalitarian regimes and social injustices.

Quote by George Orwell about truth, history, and power controlCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"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. 'Who controls the past' ran the Party slogan, 'controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." George Orwell
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George Orwell quote about historical falsification and totalitarianismCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." George Orwell
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Quote by Joseph Goebbels about the power of lies and the StateCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State." Joseph Goebbels
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