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Superstition Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- There is... in our day, a powerful antidote to nonsense, which hardly existed in earlier times - I mean science. Science cannot be ignored or…
- Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
- Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for the other person, and unwillingness to use that person solely…
- Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the…
- His wit and irony - particularly when he uses them to condemn superstition - are inimitable
More Superstition Quotes
- Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly… — Isaac Asimov
- The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. — Francis Bacon
- The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive… — Robert Bork
- Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. — Edmund Burke
- Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it… — John Calvin
- I like to say magic is the world's second oldest profession, a mystical and often awe-inspiring spectacle that, throughout the ages, has… — Criss Angel
- All religions are ancient monuments to superstition, ignorance and ferocity. — Baron d'Holbach
- I wouldn't say that religion has promoted the social progress of mankind. I say that it has been a detriment to the… — Unknown Author
- Science and reason liberate us from the shackles of superstition by offering us a framework for understanding our shared humanity. Ultimately, we… — Gad Saad
- We are here to let in the light of Liberty upon political superstition. — Benjamin Tucker
- My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game. — Duffy Daugherty
- The opinion prevailed among advanced minds that it was time that belief should be replaced increasingly by knowledge; belief that did not… — Albert Einstein