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All gods are home-made, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours

— Aldous Huxley Island (1962)

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The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

To see ourselves as others see us is a most salutary gift. Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.

The Doors of Perception (1954)

Never have so many been manipulated so much by so few.

Brave New World Revisited (1958)

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Proper Studies (1927)

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