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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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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. – Aldous Huxley

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The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. – Aldous Huxley

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