The perfect dictatorship would have the appearance of a democracy, but would in fact be a prison without walls in which the prisoners would not even dream of escaping. It would be a system of slavery where, thanks to consumption and entertainment, the slaves would love their servitude.
— Aldous Huxley Modern

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Lecture at UC Berkeley, 'The Ultimate Revolution'

Date / Period

1962

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Humorous

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alasBxZSBf0

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