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Adults intellectually and during working hours,” he went on. “Infants where feeling and desire are concerned. It might be possible to be an adult all the time.”

Words can be like X-rays, if you use them properly—they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced. That’s

Did you ever feel,” he asked, “as though you had something inside you that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out? Some sort of extra power that you aren’t using?”

So essential when there was under-production; but in an age of machines—positively a crime against society.”

racks upon racks of numbered test-tubes.

Агрессивные от природы, эти люди становятся зависимы от адреналина; они намеренно подогревают в себе худшие страсти – так им невтерпеж получить «заряд» от собственной искусственно взбудораженной эндокринной системы. Отлично зная, что нарочитое самоутверждение неизбежно приведет к остракизму, они с каким-то сладострастием продолжают «нарываться». Удивительно ли, что в конце концов такие гордецы попадают в заваруху?

В средневековом и постсредневековом христианстве к ведьмам и их клиентам относились примерно так же, как к евреям – при Гитлере, к капиталистам – при Сталине и к коммунистам и сочувствующим – в США. Ин

Back to culture. Yes, actually to culture. You can’t consume much if you sit still and read books.”

“I claim them all,” said the Savage at last.

“civilization has absolutely no need of nobility or heroism. These things are symptoms of political inefficiency. In a properly organized society like ours, nobody has any opportunities for being noble or heroic. Where there are wars, where there are divided allegiances, where there are temptations, objects of love to be fought for or defended-there, obviously, nobility and heroism have some sense. But there aren’t any wars nowadays. The greatest care is taken to prevent you from loving any one too much. There’s no such thing as a divided allegiance; you’re so conditioned that you can’t help doing what you ought to do. And there’s always soma to calm your anger, to reconcile you to your enemies, to make you patient. Christianity without tears-that’s what soma is.”