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Public Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- It is odd that neither the Church nor modern public opinion condemns petting, provided it stops short at a certain point. At what point sin…
- In the higher walks of politics the same sort of thing occurs. The statesman who has gradually concentrated all power within himself ... may have…
- Thee might observe incidentally that if the state paid for child-bearing it might and ought to require a medical certificate that the parents were such…
- A good man will never suspect his friends of shady actions: this is part of his goodness. A good man will never be suspected by…
- All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public…
- One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary…
- To speak seriously: the standards of "goodness" which are generally recognized by public opinion are not those which are calculated to make the world a…
- One of the commonest things to do with savings is to lend them to some Government. In view of the fact that the bulk of…
- Public opinion is always more tyrannical towards those who obviously fear it than towards those who feel indifferent to it.
- The immense majority of intellectually eminent men disbelieve in the Christian religion, but they conceal the fact in public, because they are afraid of losing…
- One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond…
More Public Quotes
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster
- NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve.… — Neil Armstrong
- The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people… — Chester A. Arthur
- Dare to risk public criticism. — Mary Kay Ash
- We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it… — Julian Assange
- Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think. — Alfred Austin
- The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly… — Charles Babbage
- It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he… — Charles Babbage
- Some people will go to the opening of an envelope. They live their lives in the public eye and get off on… — Jensen Ackles
- I am a woman with a calling for social struggle and public service. — Michelle Bachelet
- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet