No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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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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And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence.
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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Your writing is never as good as you hoped, but never as bad as you feared.
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It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
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A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.
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Sin is geographical.
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No one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
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Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand.
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The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present, very few people have reached this level.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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