How we cite our quotes: (Record.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I had to find a way of eating up, of crushing down, that square root of minus one. (8.13)
Irrationality represents rebellion in this book, and rebellion is a form of power. This irrational equation has the strength to haunt him and disturb him. It's also a powerful reminder that every system has mysteries—even mathematics—and chaos will always exist no matter how many times the State tries to stamp it out.
Quote #5
A magnificent celebration of the victory of all over one, of the sum over the individual! (9.4)
This quote pretty much cuts right to the chase: the collective has triumphed over the individual, and the power of the State is enough to erase many of the most basic concepts of identity.
Quote #6
Freedom and crime are so indissolubly connected to each other, like … well, like the movement of the aero and its velocity. When the velocity of the aero = 0, it doesn't move; when the freedom of a person = 0, he doesn't commit crime. This is clear. The sole means of ridding man of crime is to rid him of freedom. (7.21)
Even the most autocratic regimes still need a justification to act, and in this case, power is justified by a logical equation. It fits in with the worship of mathematics and the belief that anything can eventually be reduced to purest simplicity.