It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
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It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination.

— Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
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