The people live in glass houses (this was written before television was invented), which enables the political police, known as the 'Guardians,' to supervise them.
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The people live in glass houses (this was written before television was invented), which enables the political police, known as the 'Guardians,' to supervise them.
A glass wall wraps all the way around OneState, separating the city from the wilderness outside. The wall represents the citizens' alienation from their irrational selves. Just as it physically separates D-503 from the wild, the government...
From Kennedy's speech?