Squealer.
We all know the power of having people agree with you. Squealer manages to convince nearly every animal on the farm (save Benjamin and Snowball) that he (and therefore Napoleon) is correct in everything. Whether it be why the pigs deserve milk & apples but none of the others do, why Napoleon truly agrees with building windmills (“Tactics, my friends, Tactics”) or why the food supply they have is continuing to increase and yet why they still feel so hungry, Squealer is always there to deliver an excellent and explanatory reason for why this is truly correct and in the true spirit of Animalism. I think Napoleon derives a very large amount of power simply from the stupidity of the majority of the animals and the convincing words of Squealer. If Squealer were gone, Napoleon’s control would weaken significantly, as with only the loyal servants of the dogs and the sheep, he would begin to falter. Napoleon himself is not an eloquent speaker, and this is perhaps why he is not the strongest in the debates with Snowball.
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