Bertrand Russell — Philosophical Quotes

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Bertrand Russell Quotes

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Bertrand Russell

Philosopher, Mathematician

Philosophical

“A democrat need not believe that the majority will always reach a wise decision. He should however believe in the necessity of accepting the decision of the majority, be it wise or unwise, until such a time that the majority reaches another decision.”

Believe Wise Freedom

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Bertrand Russell

Philosopher, Mathematician

Philosophical

“Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires”

People Believe Numbers

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Philosophical

“Almost all education has a political motive.”

Political Motive

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Philosophical

“When all experts agree, you need to watch out.”

Needs Watches

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Philosophical

“Writing can be either readable or precise, but not at the same time.”

Writing Precise

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Philosophical

“The resistance to a new idea increases by the square of its importance.”

Ideas Squares

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Philosophical

“The free intellect is the chief engine of human progress.”

Progress Intellect

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Philosophical

“I hold all knowledge that is concerned with things that actually exist - all that is commonly called Science - to be of very slight value compared to the knowledge which, like philosophy and mathematics, is concerned with ideal and eternal objects, and is freed from this miserable world which God has made.”

World Philosophy Knowledge

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Philosophical

“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. Even those of the intelligent who believe that they have a nostrum are too individualistic to combine with other intelligent men from whom they differ on minor points.”

Men Believe Stupid

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Philosophical

“So in everything: power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be spent. Thus, the holders of power are, in general, ignorant and malevolent, and the less they exercise their power the better.”

Lying Exercise Ignorant

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Philosophical

“The man who only loves beautiful things is dreaming, whereas the man who knows absolute beauty is wide awake.”

Dream Beautiful Love Is

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Philosophical

“Thomas Aquinas states parenthetically, as something entirely obvious, that men are more rational than women. For my part, I see no evidence of this.”

Men States Obvious

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