Ignorance is strength
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"Ignorance is strength" is one of the Party’s paradoxical slogans in George Orwell’s dystopian novel *Nineteen Eighty-Four*, expressing how the regime maintains power by keeping its citizens uninformed and unquestioning.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ignorance is Strength | 2 |
| IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH | 1 |
| Ignorance is strength canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1775554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ignorance is strength Context triple: [Nineteen Eighty-Four, hasMotto, Ignorance is strength]
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A.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste" is a famous and long-running educational fundraising slogan emphasizing the importance of supporting African American higher education.
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B.
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
"I Didn’t Know My Own Strength" is an inspirational ballad by Whitney Houston about resilience and overcoming personal struggles.
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C.
Foolish
"Foolish" is a pop song by American singer Rebecca Black, known for continuing her evolution from viral fame toward more mature, independent music.
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D.
will to power
The will to power is Friedrich Nietzsche’s central philosophical concept describing a fundamental drive in all life to assert, expand, and enhance its strength and creative force.
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E.
Knowledge and Error
"Knowledge and Error" is a philosophical work by Ernst Mach that examines the nature, limits, and development of human knowledge through the lens of empirical science and psychology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ignorance is strength Target entity description: "Ignorance is strength" is one of the Party’s paradoxical slogans in George Orwell’s dystopian novel *Nineteen Eighty-Four*, expressing how the regime maintains power by keeping its citizens uninformed and unquestioning.
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A.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste" is a famous and long-running educational fundraising slogan emphasizing the importance of supporting African American higher education.
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B.
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
"I Didn’t Know My Own Strength" is an inspirational ballad by Whitney Houston about resilience and overcoming personal struggles.
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C.
Foolish
"Foolish" is a pop song by American singer Rebecca Black, known for continuing her evolution from viral fame toward more mature, independent music.
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D.
will to power
The will to power is Friedrich Nietzsche’s central philosophical concept describing a fundamental drive in all life to assert, expand, and enhance its strength and creative force.
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E.
Knowledge and Error
"Knowledge and Error" is a philosophical work by Ernst Mach that examines the nature, limits, and development of human knowledge through the lens of empirical science and psychology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catchphrase
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fictional slogan ⓘ motto ⓘ paradoxical statement ⓘ political slogan ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
1984
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surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
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| associatedWithIdeology | Ingsoc ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | the Party ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegimeType | totalitarian regime ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | George Orwell ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
invoked in discussions of disinformation
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symbol of Orwellian authoritarianism ⓘ used as a critique of modern propaganda ⓘ |
| hasForm | three-word phrase ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRhetoricalDevice |
irony
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paradox ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-intellectualism
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authoritarianism ⓘ censorship ⓘ control of information ⓘ doublethink ⓘ epistemic oppression ⓘ indoctrination ⓘ manipulation of knowledge ⓘ mass surveillance ⓘ political control ⓘ propaganda ⓘ |
| implies |
knowledge can be a threat to the regime
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submission is framed as empowerment ⓘ uninformed citizens are easier to control ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfSourceWork | dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | the three Party slogans ⓘ |
| partOfSloganSet |
Freedom is slavery
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War is peace ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1949 ⓘ |
| quotationFrom |
1984
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surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
|
| relatedConcept |
Newspeak
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Orwellian language ⓘ brainwashing ⓘ information control ⓘ thought control ⓘ |
| sloganOf |
The Party
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surface form:
the Party in Nineteen Eighty-Four
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| usedFor |
discouraging critical thinking
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justifying ignorance among citizens ⓘ legitimizing Party authority ⓘ maintaining political power ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ignorance is strength Description of subject: "Ignorance is strength" is one of the Party’s paradoxical slogans in George Orwell’s dystopian novel *Nineteen Eighty-Four*, expressing how the regime maintains power by keeping its citizens uninformed and unquestioning.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
this entity surface form:
Ignorance is Strength
this entity surface form:
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
this entity surface form:
Ignorance is Strength