If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.

George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Dystopian future Totalitarianism The future

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O'Brien

Author

George Orwell

Source

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Medium

Novel

Genre

Dystopian fiction

Statement Type

Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 3, ch. 3.

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Felix Frankfurter

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McNabb v. United States

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English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

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Frankfurter, Felix. United States, Supreme Court. McNabb v. United States. United States Reports, vol. 318, 1 Mar. 1943, pp. 339-349. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/318/332/.

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I am interested in the future because I expect to spend the rest of my life in the future.

Charles F. Kettering

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Charles F. Kettering

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Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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Kettering, Charles F. Spoken during a luncheon. Joint luncheon held by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Advertising Club. July 1939, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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