The mutability of the past is the central tenet of Ingsoc. Past events, it is argued, have no … - George Orwell

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Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man's deceiver Was never mine.

George Orwell

The mutability of the past is the central tenet of Ingsoc. Past events, it is argued, have no objective existance, but survive only in written records and in human memories. The past is whatever the records and the memories agree upon. And since the Party is in full control of all records, and in equally full control of the minds of its members, it follows that the past is whatever the Party chooses to make it.

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