Carolina QuotesEvery crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by the wickedness which he attributes to his enemies; it becomes in some sort a part of him.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Ch. 9, p. 274
- work
- The Devils of Loudon (1951)
- year
- 1951
- locator
- p. 274
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“Every crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by the wicked…” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-44D8E1CAF5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/44d8e1caf5
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