The Lilliputians are the first people that Gulliver visits when he begins his travels. The Lilliputians have a system of government in which they do not appoint the most intelligent, or capable, person to a particular job. Instead, they appoint the person who can better perform rope dancing. This rope dancing is dangerous, as the ropes are a foot high (very high for the tiny Lilliputians). This satire exemplifies the way the government of England is not always ruled by clever people either, but only by those who do the most to impress the people in positions of power.
The early attempt at sleep teaching failed in the Brave New World story because they did not consider the strength of a child's mind. The early attempt was made with an objective to increase a child's intellectual ability. The experiment resulted in the child's ability to memorize the sleep teaching material but he/she has no idea of it.