A Boat Against the Current

“It is only recently, however, that we have, as a nation, begun to see that man’s mind is no more made for technology than is his body, and ...

“People do not follow a Leader because he has a demonstrably sound and workable political plan. They follow him because he is a good public ...

“Mr. [Aldous] Huxley has been the alarming young man for a long time, a sort of perpetual clever nephew who can be relied on to flutter the ...

“Most people desire certainties, feel the need of a faith. Modern education makes religious faith difficult, but has done nothing to undermi...

“There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” — English novelist/essayist Ald...

“The leisured rich, who are not paid to do anything, themselves pay for the privilege of filling their vacuum with active occupations or pas...

“Words form the thread on which we hang our experiences.” —English novelist/essayist Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), Collected Essays (1959...

“Now, print enjoys a strange and almost invincible prestige. A man must be an extremely hardened, cynical, and skeptical reader befor...

“Demagogues succeed for the same reason as confidence tricksters—because they have a gift of the gab, charm, and an intuitive knowledge...

"To think correctly is the condition of behaving well. It is also in itself a moral act; those who would think correctly must resi...