Carolina QuotesNever have so many been manipulated so much by so few.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 3 (pp. 19-20)
- work
- Brave New World Revisited (1958)
- year
- 1958
- locator
- pp. 19-20
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“Never have so many been manipulated so much by so few.” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-DA96EB6BA8. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/da96eb6ba8
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