"In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an airplane they had to make four" (197).
When a person has the job of creating something for their country, it takes more than simply believing the Party's words. No matter how much a person might try to believe it, the Party does not know everything. Therefore, the person needs to take the matter into their own hands and make sense of how he or she plans on making the gun or airplane in order to benefit their country. The matter of two plus two equaling five will only cause the gun and airplane to backfire, so the person needs to think logically and put two and two together to make four in order for the gun and airplane to function properly. We need to think logically and realistically when we are making a decision or creating something. As much as we may want to believe something to being the only right answer, we have to face the truth and reality by actually using our brains to solve the problem. The comrades are too enveloped in the Party's words that they do not know what is true and what is false.
Expended (187): v. to use up; consume.
Armaments (187): n. the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
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