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Huxley is like that eccentric older friend who demonstrates, by turns, profound wisdom and dizzying ignorance on a variety of topics, leaving you feeling a bit overwhelmed but indisputably more motivated to take on the world. Full review soon.

"Social theory and practice have often gone astray, because they have started out from such abstractions as 'Society' instead of the facts of concrete experience - relationships within groups and of groups with one another . . . we shall do well to talk less about the claims of 'Society' . . . and more about the rights and duties of small co-operating groups."

"... the good citizen feels a thrill of delight when his country 'takes a strong line,' 'enhances its prestige,' 'scores a diplomatic victory, 'increases its territory' - in other words when it bluffs, bullies, swindles and steals."