Carolina QuotesYe shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
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Frequently attributed to Aldous Huxley (possibly to Brave New World Revisited) but not traced to a reliable source.
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“Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3DE3D2CBDB. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3de3d2cbdb
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