Quote by Aldous Huxley
That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary time

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

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Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time ones never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. – Aldous Huxley

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A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men – and people in general. – Lorraine Hansberry

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Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Lord, Lord, how subject we old men are to this vice of lying! – William Shakespeare

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There is no such thing as justice in the abstract it is merely a compact between men. – Epicurus

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Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us. – David Suzuki

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