Quote by Aldous Huxley
Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over the

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

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The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm. – Aldous Huxley

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If it were not for the intellectual snobs who pay, the arts would perish with their starving practitioners — let us thank heaven for hypocrisy. – Aldous Huxley

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Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. – Aldous Huxley

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The price of power is responsibility for the public good. – Withrop Aldrich

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