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“I believe that Communism is necessary to the world, and I believe that the heroism of Russia has fired men's hopes in a way which was essential to the realization of Communism in the future. Regarded as a splendid attempt, without which ultimate success would have been very improbable, Bolshevism deserves the gratitude and admiration of all the progressive part of mankind.”

Quote by Bertrand Russell

Book:Bolshevism: practice and theory

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Bolshevism: practice and theory

This book delves into the origins, principles, and historical impact of Bolshevism, examining its theoretical underpinnings and the strategies employed by its adherents. more

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, mathematician, and logician born on May 18, 1872, and died on February 2, 1970. He is known for his contributions to logic and mathematics, particularly in the fields of mathematical logic and philosophical analysis. His works spanned a wide range of subjects, including ethics, political philosophy, history, and literary criticism. more

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Author:Bertrand Russell

“I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific outlook has contributed very greatly to my own happiness, which I attribute to defecating twice a day with unfailing regularity.”

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“I think people who are unhappy are always proud of being so, and therefore do not like to be told that there is nothing grand about their unhappiness. A man who is melancholy because lack of exercise has upset his liver always believes that it is the loss of God, or the menace of Bolshevism, or some such dignified cause that makes him sad. When you tell people that happiness is a simple matter, they get annoyed with you.”

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Source: Autobiography

“Owing to the identification of religion with virtue, together with the fact that the most religious men are not the most intelligent, a religious education gives courage to the stupid to resist the authority of educated men, as has happened, for example, where the teaching of evolution has been made illegal. So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence; and in this respect ministers of religion follow gospel authority more closely than in some others.”

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Book:In praise of idleness: and other essays

Source: In praise of idleness: and other essays

“Among human beings, the subjection of women is much more complete at a certain level of civilization than it is among savages. And the subjection is always reinforced by morality.”

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Book:Russell on Ethics: Selections from the Writings of Bertrand Russell

Source: Russell on Ethics: Selections from the Writings of Bertrand Russell

“I do not believe that I am now dreaming, but I cannot prove that I am not. I am, however, quite certain that I am having certain experiences, whether they be those of a dream or those of waking life.”

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Book:Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Value

Source: Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Value

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Book:The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

Source: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

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Book:Man's Peril, 1954-55

Source: Man's Peril, 1954-55

“We all have a tendency to think that the world must conform to our prejudices. The opposite view involves some effort of thought, and most people would die sooner than think in fact they do so.”

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Book:Mortals and Others

Source: Mortals and Others