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"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."

— Aldous Huxley

Facts Do Not Cease To Exist

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

— Aldous Huxley
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This aphorism appears in Huxley's essay collection Complete Essays Vol. II (1926–1929). Huxley was a rigorous empiricist who believed that facts have an objective existence independent of human comfort or belief — a conviction rooted in his scientific education and his lifelong critique of wilful ignorance. The line is a pointed rebuke of wishful thinking, which Huxley viewed as one of civilization's most dangerous tendencies.

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Complete Essays Vol. II, 1926-1929

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