:: heretical thoughts from a savage jaw [::][::]

:: EXHIBIT 17.3.84 :: ::

...The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of Ingsoc, but to make all other modes of thought impossible. It was intended that when Newspeak had been adopted once and for all and Oldspeak forgotten, a heretical thought--that is, a thought diverging from the principles of Ingsoc--should be literally unthinkable at least so far as thought is dependent on words...

Orwell, G. (1949). 1984. New York: Signet Classic. (pp299)

:: EXHIBIT 3.12.83 :: ::

he.ret.i.cal (adj.)
1. Of or relating to heresy or heretic.
2. Characterized by, revealing, or approaching departure from established beliefs or standards.

:: EXHIBIT 19.12.83 :: ::

RNC Chair Unveils 'Durable Majority' Plan

..."We can deepen the GOP by identifying and turning out Americans who vote for president but who often miss off-year elections and agree with our work on behalf of a culture of life, our promoting marriage, and a belief in our Second Amendment heritage" Mehlman said, referring to the party's opposition to abortion, gay marriage and gun control...

:: EXHIBIT 14.2.84 :: ::

.Someday they won't let you, so now you must agree :: .The times they are a-telling, and the changing isn't free :: .You've read it in the tea leaves, and the tracks are on TV :: .Beware the savage jaw :: .Of 1984

David Bowie (1974) :: Diamond Dogs :: 1984

:: a campaign addressed to our minds and best instincts

from "The Wit and Wisdom of Adlai Stevenson" :: :: ::

A campaign addressed not to men's minds and to their best instincts, but to their passions, emotions and prejudices, is unworthy at best. Now, with the fate of the nation at stake, it is unbearable.

Chicago, Illinois
September 6, 1952