Bertrand Russell
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"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion."
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain."
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"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."
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"Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about."
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"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as necessary to avoid starvation."
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"If you wish to avoid disbelief, you must avoid saying what is false."
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"Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation should accept beliefs on authority."
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"The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to resemble them."
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"A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations."
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"The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good."
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