Aldous Huxley's Quote - One of the great attractions of patriotism

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One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, whats more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. – Aldous Huxley

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Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power. – Aldous Huxley

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Science has explained nothing the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness. – Aldous Huxley

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