Which quotes from Fahrenheit 451 can I give as an example in my essay about the oppressive and restrictive nature of the government and society in Fahrenheit 451?

Here are some quotes that may prove useful:

We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal. Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them cower, to judge themselves against. So! A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it.

Here, Beatty explains the rationale behind book-burning. He is ecstatic that the government supports violence as a means of legislating equality. Beatty maintains that happiness cannot be realized without strong measures in place. Thus, he justifies an oppressive form of government as a fail-safe method of ensuring an egalitarian society. Yet his argument that firemen are the collective custodians of peace rings hollow. Beatty's words demonstrate that fear is the basis for his blind obedience to the government's draconian edicts.

But remember that the Captain belongs to the most dangerous enemy of truth and freedom, the solid unmoving cattle of the majority. Oh, God, the terrible tyranny of the majority.

Here, Faber cautions Montag about Beatty's distorted viewpoint. Faber suggests that oppressive government is maintained by the "terrible tyranny of the majority." When citizens willfully submit themselves to a totalitarian form of government, truth and freedom are compromised.

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. Let him forget there is such a thing as war. If the government is inefficient, top-heavy, and tax-mad, better it be all those than that people worry over it. Peace, Montag

Here, it's clear that Beatty has a warped view of happiness. He believes that choice is the enemy of contentment. Beatty sees little need to explore our capacity for intellectual discourse; he maintains that it's simply unnecessary for survival. Of course, his argument couldn't be further from the truth. Beatty's words demonstrate that totalitarian government is fueled by the majority's willingness to conform without question.