“Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all
of them seem to be capable, if given a fair chance, of making a
reasonable choice in the light of available evidence. Democratic
institutions can be made to work only if all concerned do their best to
impart knowledge and to encourage rationality. But today, in the world's
most powerful democracy, the politicians and the propagandists prefer
to make nonsense of democratic procedures by appealing almost
exclusively to the ignorance and irrationality of the electors.”
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited
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