“A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy.”

English writer and philosopher

Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He is known for a body of work that stretches across nearly 50 books, and includes nonfiction, essays, narratives, and poems. His writing ranges widely in form, which is part of why he is remembered as both a literary figure and a thinker. The breadth of his bibliography points to a career shaped by reflection, argument, and invention.