Consensus is a resolution of agreement between people, whether or not everyone agrees in entirety. The Oxford English Dictionary formally defines consensus as "an agreement in opinion; the collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons." It allows for a process of creating a general agreement by considering the opinions of all people. At the root of consensus is consent, which is defined as, voluntary agreement to or acquiescence in what another proposes or desires; compliance, concurrence, permission. By this definition, consensus requires that everybody complies with the final decision, which the people establish rather any type of administrative authority, by giving complete trust and honor to that decision. The nature of consensus also implies an intent for cooperation and a willingness to find a solution for a common point of agreement in a civilized and well-spoken manner. In Dr. Martin Luther Kings "I Have a Dream" speech, he proclaims, We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. Dr. King provokes that one does not make an agreement by brute force, but rather by soul force. This point is what constitutes how a consensus should be met. In contrast, George Orwell writes in his book, "1984," in the end, the party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy. In this novel, the government of Oceania attempts to create a common consensus, through brute force and violence, thereby removing the collective opinions of the population. This is not consensus, but authoritarianism masquerading as