Strength, in a “1984” slogan

Strength, in a “1984” slogan : IGNORANCE

In George Orwell’s 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Party famously touts three slogans:
  • “War is peace”
  • “Freedom is slavery”
  • “Ignorance is strength”

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