Who said “So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise…”?

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Aldous Huxley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceEnds and Means (1937), Ch. 8, p. 99 [2012 reprint]

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“So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.”
— Aldous Huxley
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Huxley, A. (n.d.). So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39796-so-long-as-men-worship-the-caesars-and/

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Huxley, Aldous. “So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39796-so-long-as-men-worship-the-caesars-and/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Huxley, Aldous. “So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39796-so-long-as-men-worship-the-caesars-and/.

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