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Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can’t be ignored any longer, have yourself squirted full of morphia and shuffle off in a coma. Thoroughly sensible, humane and scientific, eh?

Aldous Huxley

At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act upon our knowledge?
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Act Disquiet Find Knowledge Ourselves Point Question Really Upon Wish
Addiction is an increasing desire for an act that gives less and less satisfaction
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Act Addiction Desire Give Increase Less Satisfaction
Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
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Always Claim Disillusion Father Rebellious Son
To be a fool at the right time is also an art.
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Also Art Fool Right Time
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
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Certain Improve One Only Orner Own Self Universe
Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced.
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Artistry Ethical Good Individual Mass Produce Product Spiritual
Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all of them seem to be capable, if given a fair chance, of making a reasonable choice in the light of available evidence. Democratic institutions can be made to work only if all concerned do their best to impart knowledge and to encourage rationality.
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Act Being Capable Great Human Irritation Seem Variety Way
No social stability without individual stability.
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Individual No Social Stability
Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn’t become king. He gets lynched.
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Beare Being Country Get Insane Integrate Lynch Rational
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
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Cease Exist Face Ignore
Armaments, universal debt, and planned obsolescence – those are the three pillars of Western prosperity. If war, waste, and moneylenders were abolished, you’d collapse. And while you people are overconsuming the rest of the world sinks more and more deeply into chronic disaster.
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Armament Debt Obsolescence Pillar Plan Prosperity Universal Western
Hitler’s vast propaganda successes were accomplished with little more than the radio and loudspeaker, and without TV and tape and video recording . . . Today the art of mind control is in the process of becoming a science.
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Ccomplish Country Loudspeaker More People Person Propaganda Radio Recording Success Tape Television Vast Video
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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Being Centralized Concentrate Democracy Economic Expect Flourish Hardly Political Power Progressively Society
All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.
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Ever Happen Insignificant Mean Other So Something
Experience teaches only the teachable.
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Experience Teachable Teacher
If we evolved a race of Isaac Newtons, that would not be progress. For the price Newton had to pay for being a supreme intellect was that he was incapable of friendship, love, fatherhood, and many other desirable things. As a man he was a failure; as a monster he was superb.
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Being Country Evolve Incapable Intellect Newton Pay Person Price Progress Race Supreme

Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can’t be ignored any longer, have yourself squirted full of morphia and shuffle off in a coma. Thoroughly sensible, humane and scientific, eh?

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Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can’t be ignored any longer, have yourself squirted full of morphia and shuffle off in a coma. Thoroughly sensible, humane and scientific, eh?

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