One of the many reasons for the present international chaos is the fact that, in spite of universal education and the spread of literacy, the common sense of the common man has not kept pace with the multiplication of his mechanical powers.
— Aldous Huxley Modern

Brave New World

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Collected Essays

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1957

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Controversial

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https://books.google.com/books?id=b-gLAAAAIAAJ&q=%22One+of+the+many+reasons+for+…

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