Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
BERTRAND RUSSELLDo not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
BERTRAND RUSSELLHow much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
BERTRAND RUSSELLWhoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIt seems to me fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it’s useful and not because you think it’s true.
BERTRAND RUSSELLNever try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
BERTRAND RUSSELLMen are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
BERTRAND RUSSELLTo be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
BERTRAND RUSSELLTo write a tragedy, a man must feel the tragedy. To feel tragedy, a man must be aware of the world in which he lives. Not only with his mind, but with his blood and sinews.
BERTRAND RUSSELLMost people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
BERTRAND RUSSELLEven if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
BERTRAND RUSSELLFreedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIs there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
BERTRAND RUSSELLWe love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
BERTRAND RUSSELLLanguage serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
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