What is the meaning of this quote? "Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows." How is this...

The idea
presented in this quote is that freedom means being able to interpret the facts of the world
around you for yourself. You can look at the equation 2+2 and rightly deduce for yourself the
answer. In other words, you are allowed the freedom to make your own decisions, come to the
right conclusions, and rely on your own senses. In the world of the novel, Big Brother controls
all the information. Because of this, there is no freedom to discern the truth.

In the context of the novel, the phrase 2+2=5 is used to represent the lies the
government is propagating on the people. While it is self evident that the result of that
equation is 4, the government has forced upon the citizens their version of the
truththat...