“It is absolutely necessary to their structure that there should be no contact with foreigners except to a limited extent with war prisoners and colored slaves. Even the official ally of the moment is always regarded with a darkest suspicion. War prisoners apart, the average citizen of Oceania never sets eyes on a citizen of either Eurasia or Eastasia and he is forbidden the knowledge of foreign languages. If he were allowed contact with foreigners, he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what has been told about them is lies.” LiesForeignersSimilar Book:1984 Source: 1984
“Ci sono due maniere di vivere, decise alla fine. Puoi essere ricco, o puoi deliberatamente rifiutarti di essere ricco. Puoi possedere denaro, o puoi disprezzarlo; la sola cosa fatale è adorare il denaro e non riuscire ad accumularne.” SocietàDenaroAspidistra Book:Keep the Aspidistra Flying Source: Keep the Aspidistra Flying