"One of the most interesting and harmful delusions……" — Bertrand Russell

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• All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. — Ambrose Bierce
• When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and… — Jack Black
• Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth. — Ludwig Borne
• No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities. — Christian Nestell Bovee
• The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. — Edmund Burke
• Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them. — Samuel Butler
• There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of… — Jimmy Carter
• Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. — Kim Cattrall
• Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities… — Alan Barth
• But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done… — Bertrand Russell
• When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy… — Alexis de Tocqueville
• Praying which does not result in pure conduct is a delusion. We have missed the whole office and virtue of… — Edward McKendree Bounds

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