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...ugliness. There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always--do not forget this, Winston--always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever...
Carter responded furiously. "That's going too far, Mr. Former President. Amy loves lighting that tree, and I'm not going to agree to anything that'll take that thrill away from her. The deal...
...Reagan as actor: Some might say Reagan as reactor is more accurate, but supporters claim he will restore that community of shared values, that pioneer spirit, that thrill of victory so evident in his many films. Family, work, neighborhood, peace and freedom: the stuff from which good, sappy, Hollywood films are made. Reagan as president would simply have the lead role, and he would "show" the international arena a thing...
...protectorate, the protector now petulant and moody after several open rebuffs. Friendship applied to countries is as slippery as that applied to individuals, and must be safeguarded in similar ways. Each side has to realize when it has diverged too far-when, for the sake of the cheap thrill of discomfiting one's friend, it risks the friendship entirely...
Some boycott supporters found the explanation a touch disingenuous. The thrill of competition, the glory of victory and the promise of lucrative endorsements must also have been powerful considerations. It was pointed out too that the Soviet press reported Coe's decision with great glee. Countered the middle-distance star: "I am not going to be used as a standard-bearer by people on either side of the debate...