“April the 4th, 1984. To the past, or to the future. To an age when...” – Winston Smith, 1984 ... Movie Quotes Database

[In his forbidden diary]

April the 4th, 1984. To the past, or to the future. To an age when thought is free. From the Age of Big Brother, from the Age of the Thought Police, from a dead man... greetings.

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