Aldous Huxley Quotes

Civilization Has Absolutely No Need Of Nobility Or Heroism. These Things Are Symptoms Of Political Inefficiency. In A Properly Organized Society Like Ours, Nobody Has Any Opportunities For Being Noble Or Heroic. Conditions Have Got To Be Thoroughly Unstable Before The Occasion Can Arise. Where There Are Wars, Where There Are Divided Allegiances, Where There Are Temptations To Be Resisted, Objects Of Love To Be Fought For Or Defended - There, Obviously, Nobility And Heroism Have Some Sense. But There Aren't Any Wars Nowadays. The Greatest Care Is Taken To Prevent You From Loving Any One Too Much. There's No Such Thing As A Divided Allegiance; You're So Conditioned That You Can't Help Doing What You Ought To Do. And What You Ought To Do Is On The Whole So Pleasant, So Many Of The Natural Impulses Are Allowed Free Play, That There Really Aren't Any Temptations To Resist.

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