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Quote by Aldous Huxley
The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instr

The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own. – Aldous Huxley

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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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It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to paper, when others read it written there, it looks wholly ridiculous. – Aldous Huxley

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Its not that Im universally loved. We know Im not in New Jersey. But what they do say in New Jersey is, We like him, and we think hes telling us the truth. I think we need to have that type of politics on the national level. – Chris Christie

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Its such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball. – Jack Buck

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My mothers studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family. – Emma Bonino

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You know, rock stardom… I have a hard time discussing that because I dont really accept it. Its not really that tangible. Whats really bizarre is how its used as a thing – you know, Hes the rock star of politics, Hes the rock star of quarterbacks – like its the greatest thing in the world. – Eddie Vedder

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I dont think success arrives and youre suddenly happy. Its not like that. If people think that theyll be very disappointed. – Michael Hutchence

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