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The question of the next generation will not be one of how to liberate the masses, but rather, how to make them love their servitude.

Aldous Huxley

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Aldous Huxley
Age: 69 †
Born: 1894
Born: July 26
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
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Aldous Leonard Huxley
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