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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A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is...

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is...

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are...

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are...

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin --...

Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin --...

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

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

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...

Real love hurts, real love makes you totally open and vulnerable. Real love will take...

Real love hurts, real love makes you totally open and vulnerable. Real love will take...

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...

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can...

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can...

The fundamental defect of Christian ethics consists in the fact that it labels certain classes...

The fundamental defect of Christian ethics consists in the fact that it labels certain classes...

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful...

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful...

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with...

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with...

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

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...

It is illegal in England to state in print that a wife can and should...

It is illegal in England to state in print that a wife can and should...

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the...

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the...

A good half of the effort of understanding what the Indian philosophers were after -...

A good half of the effort of understanding what the Indian philosophers were after -...

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are...

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...