Quote by Aldous Huxley
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A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy. – Aldous Huxley

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All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours. – Aldous Huxley

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I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. – Aldous Huxley

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Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying. – Aldous Huxley

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