Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

– George Orwell

1984. Part 3, Chapter 3. O’Brien to Winston. Welcome to the 1984 Orwellian nightmare, where the Party simply wants power so that it can maintain it forever.

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