Quote by Aldous Huxley
De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolut

De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history. – Aldous Huxley

Other quotes by Aldous Huxley

It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all ones life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than try to be a little kinder. – Aldous Huxley

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Life
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Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work. – Aldous Huxley

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Civilization
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Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science. – Aldous Huxley

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Science
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Other Quotes from
History
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The German national character is a favorite subject of character experts, probably because the less mature a nation, the more she is an object of criticism and not of history. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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History

We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes. – Doug Coupland

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History

Everybody knows theyre on the Obama team: There isnt vice presidential vs. presidential division, theres not a generational pull. People have internalized that this is a real moment in history. – Rahm Emanuel

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History

Sometimes history takes things into its own hands. – Thurgood Marshall

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History

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If you wait until your children are high school seniors to spring it on them that theres not a whole lot of money for school, they wont have too many options. – Suze Orman

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Playing with fire is bad for those who burn themselves. For the rest of us, it is a very great pleasure. – Author Unknown

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People see God every day, they just dont recognize him. – Pearl Bailey

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The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. Thats the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! – George S. Patton

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Fear