In George Orwell's novel, 1984, there are three slogans that the party uses; War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength. Each one of the slogans has a significant place in the story. These three slogans are how the Party kept control of all, or most all, of the people in the city.
             War is Peace. In 1984, Oceania was always at war. The people never knew what the world would be like if they weren't at war. They had the Party to tell them what was true and what was not. According to the Party, war was peace. They told the people that if they weren't at war then there would never be peace in Oceania. The sad thing is the people believed them, and if Oceania suddenly became enemies with Eurasia, and allies with Eastasia, then they hated Eurasia immediately. The only problem with that was the Party could suddenly become enemies with Eastasia, and allies with Eurasia and the people didn't care as long as they were at war.
             Freedom is Slavery. This second slogan was probably the reason that the people were the way they were. The Party told the people that if they were free then they were slaves. They made the people think that if they could choose what they wanted to do and have an open mind, then they would be slaves. So in order for them not to be slaves they needed to believe everything that the Party told them to be true, no matter how ridiculous. The Party could tell them that 2+2=5 and they would believe them, because the people didn't want to be slaves, they wanted to be free. Even though they were actually slaves, as long as the Party told them they were free then they were free.
             Ignorance is Strength. This third and final slogan is the most important of all. The people in Oceania were ignorant, but that was all right because the Party made them believe as long as they were ignorant then they were stronger than those who fought against the Party. The Party made them b...