‘Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.’

In this passage from Book One, Chapter 5, is spoken to Winston by Syme, who also works at the Ministry of Truth and is specialist on Newspeak, the official language of the Party that is slowly replacing English. In the quote, he reveals the Party’s overall goal with its new language—to make thoughtcrimes impossible by means of eliminating the works for them. Read more about this quote in Quotes by Theme: The Impact of Totalitarianism (the second quote).