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

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

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

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

Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.

Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.

A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure...

A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure...

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are...

Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are...

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it...

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it...

Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual...

Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual...

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

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

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

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite...

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite...

Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation...

Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation...

Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

The completely untravelled person will view all foreigners as the savage regards the members of...

The completely untravelled person will view all foreigners as the savage regards the members of...

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of...

The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of...