# Quote — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Revisited

> Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.

- Author: [Aldous Huxley](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aldous-huxley.md)
- Book: [Brave New World Revisited](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aldous-huxley/brave-new-world-revisited.md)
- Page: 14
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley#Brave_New_World_Revisited_(1958)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/aldous-huxley/brave-new-world-revisited/liberty-as-we-all

## More from this book

> It is in the social sphere, in the realm of politics and economics, that the Will to Order becomes really dangerous.

p. 22 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aldous-huxley/brave-new-world-revisited/it-is-in-the.md)

> Societies are composed of individuals and are good only insofar as they help individuals to realize their potentialities and to lead a happy and creative life.

p. 20 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aldous-huxley/brave-new-world-revisited/societies-are-composed.md)

> In any race between human numbers and natural resources, time is against us.

p. 113 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aldous-huxley/brave-new-world-revisited/in-any-race.md)