Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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Drunkenness is temporary suicide.

Drunkenness is temporary suicide.

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love...

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love...

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

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...

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.

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in...

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in...

I have sought love because in the union of love I have seen, in a...

I have sought love because in the union of love I have seen, in a...

Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we...

Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we...

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of...

In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of...

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing,...

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing,...

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...

This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live...

This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live...

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...

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I...

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I...

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been...

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been...

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out...

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out...

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all...

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all...