The more you know, the more you see
ALDOUS HUXLEYThe survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.
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You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
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Man is unique in organizing the mass murder of his own species.
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The greatest triumphs of propoganda have been accomplished, not by doing something, but by refraining from doing. Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.
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Man is hypnotized by the glitter of his own gadgetry
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All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.
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The pleasures of ignorance are as great, in their way, as the pleasures of knowledge.
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Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare, it is simply disgraceful.
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The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free.
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An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.
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The greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.
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Higher education is not necessarily a guarantee of higher virtue.
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Democracy can hardly be expected to flourish in societies where political and economic power is being progressively concentrated and centralized. But the progress of technology has led and is still leading to just such a concentration and centralization of power.
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Hug me till you drug me, honey; Kiss me till I’m in a coma.
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Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
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Reality cannot be ignored except at a price; and the longer the ignorance is persisted in, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.
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