British - Philosopher | May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970
A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known.
Bertrand Russell
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The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.
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Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction.
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Admiration of the proletariat, like that of dams, power stations, and aeroplanes, is part of the ideology of the machine age.
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The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
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No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?
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The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
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Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.
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The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what you like.
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