To speak seriously: the standards of "goodness" which are generally recognized by public opinion are not those which are calculated to make the world a happier place. This is due to a variety of causes, of which the chief is tradition, and the next most powerful is the unjust power of dominant classes.
Bertrand RussellIt seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.
Bertrand Russell