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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
British author, mathematician, & philosopher [more author details]
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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.
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Bertrand Russell, The Philosophy of Logical Atomism
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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays (1950), "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
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Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays (1950), "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"

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