Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
Bertrand RussellFear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion go hand in hand.
Bertrand RussellUnfortunately, however, power is sweet, and the man who in the beginning seeks power merely in order to have scope for his benevolence is likely, before long, to love the power for its own sake.
Bertrand Russell