One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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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...

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...

Sex outside marriage is sin; sex within marriage is not sin.

Sex outside marriage is sin; sex within marriage is not sin.

Measures of sterilization should, in my opinion, be very definitely confined to persons who are...

Measures of sterilization should, in my opinion, be very definitely confined to persons who are...

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence...

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence...

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...

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark...

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark...

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...

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such...

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such...

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for...

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for...

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.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence...

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence...

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

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...

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be...

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be...

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...