Quote by Aldous Huxley
One of the many reasons for the bewildering and tragic character o

One of the many reasons for the bewildering and tragic character of human existence is the fact that social organization is at once necessary and fatal. Men are forever creating such organizations for their own convenience and forever finding themselves the victims of their home-made monsters. – Aldous Huxley

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Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt. – Aldous Huxley

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In a world where the outrageous has become the norm, stable organizations make no sense. – Source Unknown

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The system isnt stupid, but the people in it are. – Thomas Szasz

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