But liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near-war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of the central government.
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About Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley was a 19th-century English writer and philosopher. Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives and poems. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war