Never have so many been manipulated so much by so few.
Aldous Huxley
Manipulation, Power, Masses, Control, Societal Critique, Political Observation
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More Aldous Huxley Quotes
“But the nature of the universe is such that the ends never justify the means. On the contrary, the means always determine the end.” Aldous Huxley
Ethics, Means, Ends, Causality, Moral Philosophy, Universal Nature
Aldous Huxley Ethics, Means, Ends, Causality, Moral Philosophy, Universal Nature“Civilization is sterilization.” Aldous Huxley
Civilization, Sterilization, Critique, Progress, Societal Observation, Philosophical Statement
Aldous Huxley Civilization, Sterilization, Critique, Progress, Societal Observation, Philosophical Statement“One right-thinking man thinks like all other right-thinking men of his time that is to say, in most cases, like some wrong-thinking man of another time.” Aldous Huxley
Thought, Conformity, Time, Perspective, Societal Norms, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Thought, Conformity, Time, Perspective, Societal Norms, Philosophical Insight“Every idol, however exalted, turns out, in the long run, to be a Moloch, hungry for human sacrifice.” Aldous Huxley
Idolatry, Human Nature, Sacrifice, Disillusionment, Philosophical Warning, Mythological Reference
Aldous Huxley Idolatry, Human Nature, Sacrifice, Disillusionment, Philosophical Warning, Mythological Reference“How difficult it is to sound persuasive at the top of one's voice!” Aldous Huxley
Persuasion, Communication, Volume, Effectiveness, Rhetorical Insight, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Persuasion, Communication, Volume, Effectiveness, Rhetorical Insight, Philosophical Observation“Somewhere in the rain, there will always be an abandoned dog that prevents you from being happy.” Aldous Huxley
Happiness, Empathy, Sadness, Animal Welfare, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Observation
Aldous Huxley Happiness, Empathy, Sadness, Animal Welfare, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Observation“What would it be like if I were free, not enslaved by my conditioning?” Aldous Huxley
Freedom, Conditioning, Self-reflection, Personal Growth, Mental Liberation, Societal Influence
Aldous Huxley Freedom, Conditioning, Self-reflection, Personal Growth, Mental Liberation, Societal Influence“Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.” Aldous Huxley
Dictatorship, Patriotism, Tyranny, Politics, Societal Observation, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Dictatorship, Patriotism, Tyranny, Politics, Societal Observation, Philosophical Insight“Don't try to behave as though you were essentially sane and naturally good. We're all demented sinners in the same cosmic boat – and the boat is perpetually sinking.” Aldous Huxley
Sanity, Sin, Humanity, Acceptance, Cosmic Boat, Shared Fate
Aldous Huxley Sanity, Sin, Humanity, Acceptance, Cosmic Boat, Shared Fate“Every discovery in pure science is potentially subversive; even science must sometimes be treated as a possible enemy.” Aldous Huxley
Science, Discovery, Subversion, Caution, Knowledge Control, Societal Impact
Aldous Huxley Science, Discovery, Subversion, Caution, Knowledge Control, Societal Impact“We tend to think and feel in terms of the art we like; and if the art we like is bad then our thinking and feeling will be bad. And if the thinking and feeling of most of the individuals composing a society is bad, is not that society in danger?” Aldous Huxley
Art, Thinking, Society, Influence, Culture, Aesthetic Impact
Aldous Huxley Art, Thinking, Society, Influence, Culture, Aesthetic Impact“The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.” Aldous Huxley
Essay, Literature, Versatility, Expression, Philosophical Definition, Artistic Insight
Aldous Huxley Essay, Literature, Versatility, Expression, Philosophical Definition, Artistic Insight“Ending is better than mending.” Aldous Huxley
Consumerism, Waste, Societal Values, Modernism, Throwaway Culture, Dystopian Concept
Aldous Huxley Consumerism, Waste, Societal Values, Modernism, Throwaway Culture, Dystopian Concept“We make an idol of truth itself; for truth apart from charity is not God, but his image and idol, which we must neither love nor worship. Pascal.” Aldous Huxley
Truth, Charity, God, Worship, Moral Philosophy, Spiritual Discernment
Aldous Huxley Truth, Charity, God, Worship, Moral Philosophy, Spiritual Discernment“We objected to the morality because it interfered with our sexual freedom.” Aldous Huxley
Morality, Sexuality, Freedom, Objection, Societal Critique, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Morality, Sexuality, Freedom, Objection, Societal Critique, Philosophical Observation“There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.” Aldous Huxley
Sacrifice, Self-will, God, Knowledge, Redemption, Spiritual Insight
Aldous Huxley Sacrifice, Self-will, God, Knowledge, Redemption, Spiritual Insight“The world is an illusion, but an illusion which we must take seriously.” Aldous Huxley
Illusion, Reality, Perception, Seriousness, Philosophical Perspective, Human Experience
Aldous Huxley Illusion, Reality, Perception, Seriousness, Philosophical Perspective, Human Experience“If you want to write, keep cats.” Aldous Huxley
Writing, Cats, Creativity, Advice, Inspiration, Humorous Observation
Aldous Huxley Writing, Cats, Creativity, Advice, Inspiration, Humorous Observation