Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
Tag: Bertrand Russell
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
In all things it is a good idea to hang a question mark now and then on the things we have taken for granted.
Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do.
The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it.
The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it.
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.