“It is very difficult to engage in a theoretical analysis when the Orwellian language has

“It is very difficult to engage in a theoretical analysis when the Orwellian language has become the normal medium of communication between the government and the people, and even to a great extent among the people themselves. However, the Orwellian language is not only a blatant lying contradiction, it is also expressive of the facts. We terminate the war in Indo-China by extending it. We withdraw while invading. We dismiss charges against alleged massacres in Vietnam "in the best interests of justice”. And so on, and so on. It is simply correct that this society can have peace only by preparing for war or even by waging war. It is simply correct that it can mitigate or temporarily resolve conflicts only by expanding and creating conflicts somewhere else.“ 

—Herbert Marcuse, The Movement in a New Era of Repression: An Asessment.

From a speech delivered by Marcuse at the University of California, Berkeley, on February 3, 1971.