Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value.

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

The mob that hails the man on horseback, the Caesars and conquering heroes, does not retain its freedoms for long.

The next time anyone asks you "What is Bertrand Russell's philosophy?" the correct answer is "What year, please?"

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

Russell's prose has been compared by T.S. Eliot to that of David Hume's. I would rank it higher, for it had more color, juice, and humor. But to be lucid, exciting and profound in the main body of one's work is a combination of virtues given to few philosophers. Bertrand Russell has achieved immortality by his philosophical writings.

Noam Chomsky skittles and skithers all over the political landscape to distract the reader’s attention from the plain truth.