Aldous Huxley Quote - Wherever the choice has had to be made between the man of reason and the madman, the world has unhesitatingly followed the madman.
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Wherever the choice has had to be made between the man of reason and the madman, the world has unhesitatingly followed the madman.

"Wherever the choice has had to be made between the man of reason and the madman, the world has unhesitatingly followed the madman."
— Aldous Huxley
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Meaning of this quote

The passage laments a recurring attraction to irrational leadership over reasoned judgment.

Key takeaway: Assess the evidence behind a leader's appeal rather than its emotional force alone.

Origin of the quote

Novel: Crome Yellow.

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Matched in the consulted primary text; punctuation, capitalization and typographic styling are not treated as wording changes. This is a passage from fiction; the character’s viewpoint should not automatically be treated as the author’s personal belief.

Attributed author: Aldous Huxley

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