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Aldous Huxley

From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn.

Aldous Huxley

Men

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People only understand or accept lessons from their own experiences or history if those lessons fit with their strong emotions and deep-seated beliefs about reality. This means that personal biases and feelings limit how much individuals truly learn from what has happened before.

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