"Wheels must turn steadily, but can not turn untended. There must be men to tend them, men as sturdy as the wheels upon their axles, sane men, obedient men, stable in contentment." This quote by Mustapha Mond could be difficult to grapple with if you don't have the right text , but in "Brave New World" Huxley applies this dialogue to portray man's importance in a society. The quote puts emphasis on "sane men and obedient men" telling the reader that the sane men are the alphas and betas the smart ones in the book then the obedient ones are the gammas, deltas, epsilons that hardly think only about there insignificant job. Therefore, know matter how smart or how dumb a person is they can still contribute to society by either making big decisions or digging ditches. In Mustpha Mond's speech he quotes Henry Ford saying "History is Bunk" proving that is the reason why the director is not teaching to them the citizens. The idea of stability in a society is a major aspect in this novel. Mond again says "Strong emotion, inspired by family relationships, sexual repression, and delayed satisfaction of desire, goes directly against stability. Without stability, civilization cannot exist." All the aspects of a normal life are thrown out the window because of the fear of instability. Furthermore, he goes on to say that from this instability comes disease, war, and social unrest resulting in millions of casualties. Can normal family values and emotional attachment or even intellectual knowledge about your surroundings can harm a society that bad? In my interpretation of what Huxley is trying to tell us in these few chapters is that regulation is good in fact a necessity but to much regulation then you get the radical and extreme point of views that will help no one. Hence, that in the novel to much regulation can lead to mass production of people and eventually SHOCKING BABIES!
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