Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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

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

Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely...

Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely...

Man, condemned today to lose his dearest, tomorrow himself to pass through the gate of...

Man, condemned today to lose his dearest, tomorrow himself to pass through the gate of...

In order to be happy we require all kinds of supports to our self-esteem. We...

In order to be happy we require all kinds of supports to our self-esteem. We...

Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our...

Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our...

Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what...

Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what...

Ants and savages put strangers to death.

Ants and savages put strangers to death.

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of...

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of...

If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate...

If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate...

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...

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...

To a modern mind, it is difficult to feel enthusiastic about a virtuous life if...

To a modern mind, it is difficult to feel enthusiastic about a virtuous life if...

By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great...

By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great...

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem...

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem...

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish...

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish...

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will...

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will...

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

There is more similarity in the marketing challenge of selling a precious painting by Degas...

There is more similarity in the marketing challenge of selling a precious painting by Degas...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work...