To me, free thought is thinking whatever you want. Yes, to us, free thought is different from free speech because I can think anything I want in my head, but when it comes time to speak I have a filter and I can choose what opinions will be openly announced. Thoughts that would get me into trouble, I keep to myself. This is the case for us; however, in 1984 free thought and free speech really have no difference. The people of Oceania don't even have freedom to begin with. Anything they say that is considered a little bad could get them into a whole lot of trouble. Yes, of course there is no way the government could read the thoughts of the people, but somehow there is still thoughtcrime. Whoever determines this has probably had many years of training to figure out what type of actions could be related to thoughtcrime. For example, things like talking to yourself or maybe just being "out of it" could get you sent to jail instantly. So there is a little bit of free thought allowed in Oceania, but it has to be kept very under control and private.
I think that thinking something is not the same thing as saying something. Even though in 1984 there is thoughtcrime they never really can control your thoughts fully. They can't read your mind only your actions. They still have the freedom to think they just don't because they are so scared of what might happen to them.
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