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Liberties aren't given, they are taken.

Liberty, Freedom, Action, Human Rights, Societal Change, Political Philosophy

Liberties aren't given they are taken

Liberties aren't given they are taken

Liberties aren't given they are taken

Aldous Huxley’s Quotes On Topics

More Aldous Huxley Quotes

“Seated upon the convex mound Of one vast kidney, Jonah prays And sings his canticles and hymns, Making the hollow vault resound God's goodness and mysterious ways, Till the great fish spouts music as he swims.”

Jonah, Prayer, Fish, Hymns, Kidney, Divine Providence

“Meanwhile there is still some freedom left in the world. Many young people, it is true, do not seem to value freedom. But some of us still believe that, without freedom, human beings cannot become fully human and that freedom is therefore supremely valuable. Perhaps the forces that now menace freedom are too strong to be resisted for very long. It is still our duty to do whatever we can to resist them.”

Freedom, Value, Resistance, Humanity, Societal Responsibility, Generational Differences

“Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.”

Writing, Influence, Self-expression, Authorship, Readers, Creative Motivation

“Every idol, however exalted, turns out, in the long run, to be a Moloch, hungry for human sacrifice.”

Idolatry, Human Nature, Sacrifice, Disillusionment, Philosophical Warning, Mythological Reference

“But as time goes on, they, as all men, will find that independence was not made for man- that it is an unnatural state- will do for a while, but will not carry us on safely to the end.”

Independence, Human Nature, Interdependence, Societal Bonds, Time, Natural State

“Higher education is not necessarily a guarantee of higher virtue.”

Education, Virtue, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Critique, Philosophical Observation

“Hinduism the perennial philosophy that is at the core of all religions.”

Hinduism, Philosophy, Religion, Universality, Spiritual Insight, Philosophical Statement

“The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.”

Prophecy, Truth, Distress, Human Nature, Irony, Philosophical Observation

“Brave new world.”

Dystopia, Future, Society, Literature, Technological Progress, Human Condition

“Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.”

Experience, Growth, Perspective, Learning, Wisdom, Personal Development

“A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one; it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.”

Writing, Quality, Effort, Sincerity, Artistic Creation, Philosophical Observation

“Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced.”

Goodness, Ethics, Individuality, Mass Production, Morality, Human Values

“The people who kill and torture and tell lies in the name of their sacred causes, these are never the publicans and the sinners. No, they're the virtuous, respectable men, who have the finest feelings, the best brains, the noblest ideals.”

Morality, Hypocrisy, Human Nature, Idealism, Societal Evil, Psychological Insight

“Consciousness is only possible through change; change is only possible through movement.”

Consciousness, Change, Movement, Philosophy, Personal Growth, Existential Insight

“So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.”

Leadership, Worship, Power, Misery, Historical Cycles, Human Nature

“Porque son los detalles, como todo el mundo lo sabe, los que conducen a la virtud y a la felicidad, en tanto que las generalidades son intelectualmente consideradas como males necesarios.”

Details, Virtue, Happiness, Generalities, Intellectual Perspective, Philosophical Observation

“If you want to write, keep cats.”

Writing, Cats, Creativity, Advice, Inspiration, Humorous Observation

“God in the safe and Ford on the shelves.”

Religion, Consumerism, Society, Worship, Cultural Critique, Philosophical Observation

“Contemplation is that condition of alert passivity, in which the soul lays itself open to the divine Ground within and without, the immanent and transcendent Godhead.”

Contemplation, Spirituality, Consciousness, Divinity, Philosophical Insight, Religious Experience

“If one is not oneself a sage or saint, the best thing one can do is to study the words of those who were.”

Wisdom, Learning, Sages, Saints, Self-improvement, Philosophical Guidance