In “1984,” George Orwell defines “Doublethink” — a technique used to control the thoughts of the masses in his, the most dystopian of all dystopian societies — as, “The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
That document leads off with a promise familiar to those who know the founding documents of the United States:
“All men have the inherent and inalienable right ... to communicate freely their thoughts and opinions.”
But, three paragraphs later, the state’s founding document tries its hand at Orwellian Doublethink.
“There shall be no union of Church and State, nor shall any church dominate the State or interfere with its functions.