Bertrand Russell

Agnostic, philosopher, peace advocate, mathematician, author

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Presidents, Cabinet Minister and Eminent Persons...remain uncured.

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Our beliefs are, however, often contrary to fact.

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

If pious men are to be believed, God's mercies are curiously selective.

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

Those who defend traditional morality will sometimes admit that it is not perfect, but contend that any criticism will make morality crumble

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

Military power produces a population of fanatical lunatics.

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Since beliefs were completely divergent, they could not all be true, though they could well all be false.

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Superstitions are not always dark and cruel; often they add to the gaiety of life.

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What would have happened if Einstein had advanced something equally new in the sphere of religion or politics?

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If people could be brought into an agnostic frame of mind, nine-tenths of the evils of the modern world would be cured.

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Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.

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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of he main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

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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 dares live.

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

Fear is the main source of superstition and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence.

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It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.

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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate.

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric..

[Bertrand Russell @Bertirussell]

The Hindu beliefs that the cow is a sacred animal and that it is wicked for widows to remarry cause quite needless suffering.

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The Catholic condemnation of birth-control, if it could prevail, would make the mitigation of poverty and the abolition of war impossible