In this way he may be able to tell, not indeed the whole truth (for the whole truth about almost any important subject is incompatible with brevity), but considerably more than the dangerous quarter-truths and half-truths which have always been the current coin of thought. He must learn to concentrate upon the essentials of a situation, but without ignoring too many of reality's qualifying side issues.
He must learn to simplify, but not to the point of falsification. Abbreviation is a necessary evil and the abbreviator's business is to make the best of a job which, though intrinsically bad, is still better than nothing. Editions for Brave New World Revisited: 0060898526 (Paperback published in 2006), (Kindle Edition published in 2014), (Kindle Edition), 9875663050 (Paper. In practice we are generally forced to choose between an unduly brief exposition and no exposition at all. But life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything. First edition of Huxley’s classic work revisiting the premises of his iconic dystopian and prophetic novel, published 28 years earlier, and how this vision has come to fruition.
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