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Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Advocate Appeal Apt Capitalism Embodied Exercise Fortunate Liberty Maxim Must Over Principles Restrained Sacred Tyranny Unfortunate Very Which

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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 submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Anything Avoid Beyond Goes Insofar Keep Necessary Opinion Out Prison Public Public Opinion Respect Should Starvation Submission Tyranny Unnecessary Voluntary

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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Absence Animal Bad Bad Ones Belief Believe Credulous Good Grounds He Man Must Satisfied Something Will

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Dead Fear Life Love Love Is Parts Those Three Who

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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Believe Boxes Fists Food Good Good Food Good Time Honesty Knowing Living Outrage People Sex Street Time Using Words I Believe I Believe In

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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Accepted Eccentric Every Fear Now Once Opinion

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Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Born Extreme Hopes Misery

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The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Degree Emotions Facts Knowledge Varies

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Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Comfortable Destructive Established Free Great Habit Institutions Merciless Privilege Revolutionary Subversive Swift Terrible Thought

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Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Aristotle Asking Avoided Could Counted Device Fewer He Her Keep Men Mistake Mouth Open Simple Teeth Than Thinking While Women Mrs

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Philosopher

Born: May 18th, 1872

Died: February 2nd, 1970

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