A poor degenerate from the ape, Whose hands are four, whose tail's a limb, I contemplate my flaccid … - Aldous Huxley

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In a disparate world, children are a unifying force capable of bringing us all together in support of a common ethic.

Aldous Huxley

A poor degenerate from the ape, Whose hands are four, whose tail's a limb, I contemplate my flaccid shape And know I may not rival him Save with my mind.

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The people who kill and torture and tell lies in the name of their sacred causes, these are never the publicans and the sinners. No, they're the virtuous, respectable men, who have the finest feelings, the best brains, the noblest ideals.

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