No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
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No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
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Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
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Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
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So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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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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The demand for certainty is one that is natural to man but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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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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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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I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
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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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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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