‎But that's the price we have to pay for stability. You've got to choo…

Aldous Huxley
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‎But that's the price we have to pay for stability. You've got to choose between happiness and what people used to call high art. We've sacrificed the high art. ✨ Aldous Huxley (1950). Brave New World
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