Quote by Aldous Huxley
The nature of oratory is such that there has always been a tendenc

The nature of oratory is such that there has always been a tendency among politicians and clergymen to oversimplify complex matters. From a pulpit or a platform even the most conscientious of speakers finds it very difficult to tell the whole truth. – Aldous Huxley

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So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. – Aldous Huxley

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That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent. – Aldous Huxley

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