The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses

Quote by Bertrand Russell

Topics: Belief Quotes

The need for prostitution arises from the fact that many men are either unmarried or...

The need for prostitution arises from the fact that many men are either unmarried or...

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.

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...

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move...

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move...

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with...

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with...

Marriages may be made in heaven, but man is responsible for the maintenance work

Marriages may be made in heaven, but man is responsible for the maintenance work

Sin is geographical.

Sin is geographical.

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which...

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which...

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...

What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without...

What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without...

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...

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a...

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a...

All movements go too far.

All movements go too far.

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...

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

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...

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three...

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three...

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...

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from...

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from...

Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance...

Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance...