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winstonhadrecoveredhimselfsufficientlytospeak。***「youcan』t！」hesaidweakly。

「whatdoyoumeanbythatremark，winston？」

「youcouldnotcreatesuchaworldasyouhavejustdescribed。itisadream。itisimpossible。」

「why？」

「itisimpossibletofoundacivilizationonfearandhatredandcruelty。itwouldneverendure。」

「whynot？」

「itwouldhavenovitality。itwoulddisintegrate。itwouldcommitsuicide。」

「nonsense。youareundertheimpressionthathatredismoreexhaustingthanlove。whyshoulditbe？andifitwere，whatdifferencewouldthatmake？supposethatwechoosetowearourselvesoutfaster。supposethatwequickenthetempoofhumanlifetillmenaresenileatthirty。stillwhatdifferencewoulditmake？canyounotunderstandthatthedeathoftheindividualisnotdeath？thepartyisimmortal。」

asusual，thevoicehadbatteredwinstonintohelplessness。moreoverhewasindreadthatifhepersistedinhisdisagreemento』brienwouldtwistthedialagain。andyethecouldnotkeepsilent。feebly，withoutarguments，withnothingtosupporthimexcepthisinarticulatehorrorofwhato』brienhadsaid，hereturnedtotheattack。

「idon』tknow—idon』tcare。somehowyouwillfail。somethingwilldefeatyou。lifewilldefeatyou。」

「wecontrollife，winston，atallitslevels。youareimaginingthatthereissomethingcalledhumannaturewhichwillbeoutragedbywhatwedoandwillturnagainstus。butwecreatehumannature。menareinfinitelymalleable。orperhapsyouhavereturnedtoyouroldideathattheproletariansortheslaveswillariseandoverthrowus。putitoutofyourmind。theyarehelpless，liketheanimals。humanityistheparty。theothersareoutside—irrelevant。」