Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
Tag: Bertrand Russell
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
Most people would sooner die than think; in fact they do so.
All movements go too far.
Sin is geographical.
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.