Aldous Huxley on Dictatorship and Patriotism

„Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.“

Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley on the misuse of patriotism to consolidate dictatorial rule and political power.
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Aldous Huxley was a British writer and philosopher, known for his dystopian works.

This quote by Aldous Huxley examines the political misuse of patriotism to consolidate dictatorial rule.


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Aldous Huxley quote about dictators consolidating tyranny through patriotism

Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894–1963) was a British writer, philosopher, and visionary, best known for his dystopian novel "Brave New World." He extensively explored social, political, and cultural issues of the 20th century.

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"In a situation when you feel threatened there is less room to criticize the government because then you are immediately labeled a traitor. Like this is war now. We’re in a national emergency. We all have to unite around the government and anybody who opposes that or criticizes the government is a traitor. [...] this is why very often even in a situation when there is no real threat leaders are manufacturing artificial threats." Yuval Noah Harari
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