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Letter "B" » Bertrand Russell Quotes
«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 this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| About:
Opinions
| Keywords:
in so far, keep out, prison, public opinion, so far, starvation, submission, submissions, tyranny, unnecessary, voluntary
«The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us by the various rampant isms»
«In order to be happy we require all kinds of supports to our self-esteem. We are human beings, therefore human beings are the purpose of god's creation»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| About:
Happiness,
Religion,
Self-esteem
| Keywords:
self esteem, supports
«There's a Bible on the shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire-poison and antidote.»
«Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.»
«For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, I should say, result from paucity of experience.»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| Keywords:
distrust, favorable, feminine, generalization, generalizations, masculine, paucity, unfavorable
«Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| About:
Leadership,
Politicians,
Politics
| Keywords:
actuated, altruistic, causing, large numbers, political leader
«Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| About:
Drinking
| Keywords:
drunkenness, momentary, unhappiness
«Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move with him like flies on a summer day»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| About:
Conviction
| Keywords:
cloud, comforting, convictions, encompass, encompassed, encompasses, encompassing
«Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed»
Author: Bertrand Russell
(Logician, Philosopher)
| Keywords:
creed, few, happy, hate, nation, some other, that nation
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