Bertrand Russell

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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

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One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

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War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

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The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so.

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Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

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Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

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A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

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Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

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To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

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Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

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Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

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I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.

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BiographyNationality:British
Type:Philosopher
Born:May 18,1872
Died:February 2,1970


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