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Nineteen Eighty-Four Quotes
No one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.
Source:
(Harcourt, Brace & World, ed. 1949), Part III, Chapter III, Page 266
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Book:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Writer:
George Orwell
Genre:
Science Fiction
Published:
1949
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