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If there is hope it lies in the proles.

– George Orwell

1984. Part 1, Chapter 7. Winston, writing in his diary. He sees hope for a better future in the very poor social group, the proletarians, or working class.

Everywhere stood the same solid unconquerable figure, made monstrous by work and childbearing, toiling from birth to death and still singing.

– George Orwell

1984. Part 2, Chapter 10. Winston begins to feel a hope for the future. He believes the Party will never overcome the proles – the working class of Oceania. But moments later the telescreen that has been hidden in the room speaks to Winston and Julia, the Thought Police smash down the door, and the pair are taken off to prison to be tortured and broken.

The future belonged to the proles.

– George Orwell

1984. Part 2, Chapter 10. Without finishing Goldstein’s book, Winston comes to the conclusion that the working class proles will eventually become aware of the Party’s absolute power and rebel and overthrow it.

Like my father, Trump also understands working-class Americans.

– Paul Manafort

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