Orwell also uses the book supposedly written by Emmanuel Goldstein, enemy of the people, as a "bible" of sorts to show how the pen is indeed mightier than the sword, at least in theory. Of course, whether the book — and even its claimed author, Goldstein — is an authentic revolutionary document itself or an elaborate lie of the Party is purposefully left unclear. In 1984, Orwell strongly implies that even this book is a forgery.
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