I made a mess of the sentence and left out the question mark, but the question is, 'where is this quote from, and who wrote it?'
It's not that, Dave. It is very close to what I wrote but I can't remember it exactly. It might not be 1984, it could be someone worlds away but it reminds me of 1984.
I have another question too actually, which is about a short story in an English test I remember from years ago about some dude who was getting in touch with an army general about a device that would cause everything metal to rust uncontrollably, which in a roundabout manner would be the end to modern war. He didn't get much of a response from the general so in the end he set it going. I want to know if anyone recognises it and could give me an author or title or something.