There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire - poison and antidote.
Bertrand RussellOne of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.
Bertrand RussellAdvocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.
Bertrand RussellThe most essential characteristic of scientific technique is that it proceeds from experiment, not from tradition.
Bertrand Russell