Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their …

Aldous Huxley
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Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice. ✨ Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2002). Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948, Ivan R. Dee Publisher
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