О дивный новый мир

           Hesighed,fellsilentagain,thencontinuedinabriskertone,"Well,duty’sduty.Onecan’tconsultone’sownpreference.I’minterestedintruth,Ilikescience.Buttruth’samenace,scienceisapublicdanger.Asdangerousasit’sbeenbeneficent.Ithasgivenusthestablestequilibriuminhistory.China’swashopelesslyinsecurebycomparison;eventheprimitivematriarchiesweren’tsteadierthanweare.Thanks,lrepeat,toscience.Butwecan’tallowsciencetoundoitsowngoodwork.That’swhywesocarefullylimitthescopeofitsresearches–that’swhyIalmostgotsenttoanisland.Wedon’tallowittodealwithanybutthemostimmediateproblemsofthemoment.Allotherenquiriesaremostsedulouslydiscouraged.It’scurious,"hewentonafteralittlepause,"toreadwhatpeopleinthetimeofOurFordusedtowriteaboutscientificprogress.Theyseemedtohaveimaginedthatitcouldbeallowedtogoonindefinitely,regardlessofeverythingelse.Knowledgewasthehighestgood,truththesupremevalue;alltherestwassecondaryandsubordinate.True,ideaswerebeginningtochangeeventhen.OurFordhimselfdidagreatdealtoshifttheemphasisfromtruthandbeautytocomfortandhappiness.Massproductiondemandedtheshift.Universalhappinesskeepsthewheelssteadilyturning;truthandbeautycan’t.And,ofcourse,wheneverthemassesseizedpoliticalpower,thenitwashappinessratherthantruthandbeautythatmattered.Still,inspiteofeverytung,unrestrictedscientificresearchwasstillpermitted.