In Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel Brave New World, what three-word motto governs the World State?

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In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, the World State's motto is “Community, Identity, Stability.”

The motto appears on the World State's buildings and summarizes the society's official priorities. Citizens are manufactured through artificial reproduction, conditioned from childhood, and assigned social roles intended to preserve social stability. “Community” emphasizes collective belonging, “Identity” refers to the predetermined social position of each person, and “Stability” is the regime's overriding political goal.

The slogan is often confused with the novel's opening description of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, where the population is biologically produced and socially trained. Huxley uses the motto ironically: the World State has eliminated war and many forms of hardship, but it has also sacrificed family, religion, artistic freedom, and independent judgment.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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