Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integr…

Aldous Huxley
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Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn't become king. He gets lynched. ✨ Aldous Huxley (2009). Island, p.72, Random House
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Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn't become king. He gets lynched. ✨ Aldous Huxley (2009). Island, p.72, Random House

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