Hobbes and 1984

So:

Liberty, or Freedome, sgnifieth (properly) the absence of Opposition... p. 261

Plus

A Free-Man, is he, that in those things, which by his strength and wit he is able to do, is not hindred to doe what he has a will to do. (262)

Brings me to:

...when a man throweth his goods into the Sea for feare the ship should sink, he doth it neverthelesse very willingly, and may refuse to doe it if he will; It is there fore the action, of one that was free... (262)

Hobbes conception of liberty is ultimatly one of the most crucial pillars of his philosophy. As much as I would like to agree with the Augustinian "We are the most free when we always choose to do God's will" viewpoint, I tend to agree with Hobbes that freedom is the absence of opposition. The second quote seems to get extra sticky when taken in Hobbes' philosophy, since he acknolwedges that "free-will" is an oxymoron (or an absurditie to use his language). By adding the phrase "what he has a will to doe" changes the meaning of the statement (in my reading) to mean we wouldn't need civil liberties for actions we have no will to commit, such as flag burning. Finally, as much as I don't want to accept the third quote, it seems consistent and valid with what Hobbes has been showing so far: If humans are essentially just reasonable beasts, if all theology is meant be taken merely as "Augustine's opinion," and if there is no "free-will" since all actions were determined by the first mover, then I am inclined to believe in Hobbes conception of liberty, and for the most part, his entire Leviathan. I would really love to bring in 1984 into this discussion, since so much of the novel seems to be a response to Hobbes' principles. 

At the climax of 1984, Winston is broken by O'Brien. The novel ends with an apathetic Winston noting that his relationship with Julia was "ungood." (Orwell, like Bacon, Descartes, and Hobbes uses the idea that imprecise langauge can destroy what it means to be human). Finally, Winston accepts the Party's view of life, celebrates a recent battle victory over Eurasia, and the narrator acknowledges that for the first time in his life, Winston loves Big Brother. My question is: If Hobbes were to read Big Brother, would he actually have a problem with the society Orwell puts forth? Is there anything in particular in Orwell's that would make Hobbes say, "No! You got it wrong! This is a dystopia!"

--I appologize if this question leads too far out of the text, and not back into it, but 1984 might be my favorite novel, and it seems like to good of an opportunity to pass up.