Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI 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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This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered to me.
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Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
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The demand for certainty is one that is natural to man but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.
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Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.
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Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths.
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The use of self-control is like the use of brakes on the train. It is useful when you find yourself in the wrong direction but merely harmful when the direction is right.
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Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3 parts dead.
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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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