Allusions of Power

"The students nodded, emphatically agreeing with a statement which upwards of sixty-two thousand repetitions in the dark had made them accept, not merely as true, but as axiomatic, self-evident, utterly indisputable."  Brave New World (p. 40)

Chapter 3's main goal is to explain the way of what we would consider the normal, moral people today.  However, the students absorbing the information set forth by the Director are extremely appalled.  They wonder how these people could possibly be happy with their restricted and limited lives.  Personally, I believe rules and regulations benefit our society.  

In the quote above, Huxley alludes to the Declaration of Independence made by the early United States ("We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...")  Just as the United States wanted independence from Great Britain, the revolution of technology also seeks independence.  During Huxley's time, genetic engineering and other forms of technology were just starting to develop.  These scientists were seeking ways to be less dependent on the human body and more dependent on machines and engineering.

Also, the reference to the Declaration of Independence shows just how much power the Director has over the "students."  The Declaration of Independence was a source of power because it started a revolution of independence from Great Britain.  In the same way, the Director is a major source of power in the story.