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.
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.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live.
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To 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.
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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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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 secret of happiness is very simple: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.
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Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
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In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
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Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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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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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible.
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