A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy, and its ruling caste, in order to keep its position, has to be thought of as infallible. But since, in practice, no one is infallible, it is frequently necessary to rearrange past events in order to show that this or that mistake was not made, or that this or that imaginary triumph actually happened.” ― George Orwell
一个独裁国家实际上是政教合一的。统治层为了保持它们的地位，必须在他人心中永远正确。可是现实中没人能永远正确，所以经常要做的一件事就是重新安排历史来说明这个或那个错误没出现过，或这个或那个想象的胜利的确发生过。
