Good life Quote by Bertrand Russell

““It is we who create value and our desires which confer value. In this realm we are kings, and we debase our kingship if we bow down to Nature. It is for us to determine the good life, not for Nature - not even for Nature personified as God.””

Bertrand Russell

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