One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instructions as to the prevalent forms… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself . .… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Ever since men became capable of free speculation, their actions, in innumerable important respects, have depended upon their theories as to the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In former days, men sold themselves to the Devil to acquire magical powers. Nowadays they acquire those powers from science, and find… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There are two ways of avoiding fear: one is by persuading ourselves that we are immune from disaster, and the other is… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Religion and Science are two aspects of social life, of which the former has been important as far back as we know… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to suppose that Christianity offers… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Those who advocate common usage in philosophy sometimes speak in a manner that suggests the mystique of the 'common man.' — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“Such, in outline, but even more purposeless, more void of meaning, is the world which Science presents for our belief. Amid such a world,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Dr. Arnold . . . the admired reformer of public schools, came across some cranks who thought it a mistake to flog boys. Anyone… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Of all evils of war the greatest is the purely spiritual evil: the hatred, the injustice, the repudiation of truth, the artificial conflict. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The newspapers at one time said that I was dead but after carefully examining the evidence I came to the conclusion that this statement… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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