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There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.
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This is one of those views which are so absolutely absurd that only very learned men could possibly adopt them.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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This is patently absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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Too little liberty brings stagnation and too much brings chaos.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure.
| Bertrand Russell | 
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