Doublethink meansthe power of holdingtwo contradictorybeliefs in one’s mindsimultaneously, andaccepting both ofthem.  We do notmerelydestroy ourenemies; wechange them.Until they becomeconscious they willnever rebel, and untilafter they haverebelled they cannotbecome conscious.If you keptthe smallrules, youcould breakthe big ones.If you can feel thatstaying human isworth while, evenwhen it can’t haveany result whatever,you’ve beaten themThere was truth andthere was untruth,and if you clung tothe truth even againstthe whole world, youwere not mad.Realityexists only inthe humanmindthe object ofwaging a war isalways to be in abetter position inwhich to wageanother war.It’s abeautifulthing, thedestructionof wordsIn the faceof painthere areno heroes.The bestbooks arethose that tellyou what youknow alreadyFor the first timehe perceived thatif you want to keepa secret you mustalso hide it fromyourself.But if thoughtcorruptslanguage,language canalso corruptthought.Perhaps onedid not wantto be loved somuch as to beunderstood.It was a brightcold day inApril, and theclocks werestriking thirteenIf you lovedsomeone,youloved him,andwhen you hadnothing else togive, you still gavehim loveWe know that noone ever seizespower with theintention ofrelinquishing it.Who controls thepast controls thefuture. Whocontrols thepresent controlsthe past.power is in tearinghuman minds topieces and puttingthem together againin new shapes ofyour own choosing.Stupidity was asnecessary asintelligence, andas difficult toattain.For the first timehe perceived thatif you want to keepa secret you mustalso hide it fromyourself.Freedom is thefreedom to saythat two plus twomake four. If thatis granted, all elsefollows.Perhaps onedid not wantto be loved somuch as to beunderstood.If you want tokeep a secret,you must alsohide it fromyourself.Doublethink meansthe power of holdingtwo contradictorybeliefs in one’s mindsimultaneously, andaccepting both ofthem.  We do notmerelydestroy ourenemies; wechange them.Until they becomeconscious they willnever rebel, and untilafter they haverebelled they cannotbecome conscious.If you keptthe smallrules, youcould breakthe big ones.If you can feel thatstaying human isworth while, evenwhen it can’t haveany result whatever,you’ve beaten themThere was truth andthere was untruth,and if you clung tothe truth even againstthe whole world, youwere not mad.Realityexists only inthe humanmindthe object ofwaging a war isalways to be in abetter position inwhich to wageanother war.It’s abeautifulthing, thedestructionof wordsIn the faceof painthere areno heroes.The bestbooks arethose that tellyou what youknow alreadyFor the first timehe perceived thatif you want to keepa secret you mustalso hide it fromyourself.But if thoughtcorruptslanguage,language canalso corruptthought.Perhaps onedid not wantto be loved somuch as to beunderstood.It was a brightcold day inApril, and theclocks werestriking thirteenIf you lovedsomeone,youloved him,andwhen you hadnothing else togive, you still gavehim loveWe know that noone ever seizespower with theintention ofrelinquishing it.Who controls thepast controls thefuture. Whocontrols thepresent controlsthe past.power is in tearinghuman minds topieces and puttingthem together againin new shapes ofyour own choosing.Stupidity was asnecessary asintelligence, andas difficult toattain.For the first timehe perceived thatif you want to keepa secret you mustalso hide it fromyourself.Freedom is thefreedom to saythat two plus twomake four. If thatis granted, all elsefollows.Perhaps onedid not wantto be loved somuch as to beunderstood.If you want tokeep a secret,you must alsohide it fromyourself.

1984 - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
  2. We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
  3. Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
  4. If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones.
  5. If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can’t have any result whatever, you’ve beaten them
  6. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.
  7. Reality exists only in the human mind
  8. the object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.
  9. It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words
  10. In the face of pain there are no heroes.
  11. The best books are those that tell you what you know already
  12. For the first time he perceived that if you want to keep a secret you must also hide it from yourself.
  13. But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.
  14. Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
  15. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen
  16. If you loved someone,you loved him,and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love
  17. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.
  18. Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
  19. power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.
  20. Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain.
  21. For the first time he perceived that if you want to keep a secret you must also hide it from yourself.
  22. Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
  23. Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
  24. If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.