All 21 Uses of
principle
in
1984 by Orwell
- The sacred principles of Ingsoc.
p. 26..7 *principles = basic rules or beliefs
- Most of it was a tedious routine, but included in it there were also jobs so difficult and intricate that you could lose yourself in them as in the depths of a mathematical problem — delicate pieces of forgery in which you had nothing to guide you except your knowledge of the principles of Ingsoc and your estimate of what the Party wanted you to say.
p. 43..9
- The lesson — which is also one of the fundamental principles of Ingsoc —
p. 46..8
- He had no subjects of conversation except the principles of Ingsoc, and no aim in life except the defeat of the Eurasian enemy and the hunting-down of spies, saboteurs, thoughtcriminals, and traitors generally.
p. 47..5
- He believed in the principles of Ingsoc, he venerated Big Brother, he rejoiced over victories, he hated heretics, not merely with sincerity but with a sort of restless zeal, an up-to-dateness of information, which the ordinary Party member did not approach.
p. 55..1
- All marriages between Party members had to be approved by a committee appointed for the purpose, and — though the principle was never clearly stated — permission was always refused if the couple concerned gave the impression of being physically attracted to one another.
p. 65..7principle = basic rule or belief
- But simultaneously, true to the Principles of doublethink, the Party taught that the proles were natural inferiors who must be kept in subjection, like animals, by the application of a few simple rules.
p. 71..1principles = basic rules or beliefs
- In principle a Party member had no spare time, and was never alone except in bed.
p. 81..9principle = basic rule or belief
- 'Never go home the same way as you went out,' she said, as though enunciating an important general principle.
p. 127..3
- Whenever he began to talk of the principles of Ingsoc, doublethink, the mutability of the past, and the denial of objective reality, and to use Newspeak words, she became bored and confused and said that she never paid any attention to that kind of thing.
p. 156..2principles = basic rules or beliefs
- We disbelieve in the principles of Ingsoc.
p. 170..3
- The primary aim of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of doublethink, this aim is simultaneously recognized and not recognized by the directing brains of the Inner Party) is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living.
p. 188..6
- In principle the war effort is always so planned as to eat up any surplus that might exist after meeting the bare needs of the population.
p. 191..4principle = basic rule or belief
- In principle it would be quite simple to waste the surplus labour of the world by building temples and pyramids, by digging holes and filling them up again, or even by producing vast quantities of goods and then setting fire to them.
p. 192..2
- The empirical method of thought, on which all the scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc.
p. 193..4principles = basic rules or beliefs
- But this would violate the principle, followed on all sides though never formulated, of cultural integrity.
p. 196..2principle = basic rule or belief
- In principle, membership of these three groups is not hereditary.
p. 208..8
- But this state of affairs is not necessarily permanent, nor is it a matter of principle.
p. 209..6
- Thus, the Party rejects and vilifies every principle for which the Socialist movement originally stood, and it chooses to do this in the name of Socialism.
p. 216..3
- There is something in the universe — I don't know, some spirit, some principle — that you will never overcome.
p. 270..0
- Then what is it, this principle that will defeat us?
p. 270..1
Definition:
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(principle) a basic rule or beliefThe exact meaning of principle can depend upon its context. For example:
- "our guiding principles" -- basic moral beliefs that guide decisions and behavior
- "electromagnetic principles" -- rules describing how the world works
- "She lacks principles." -- lacks moral guidelines
- "We agree in principle." -- about important basic beliefs