No one who accepts the sovereignty of truth can be a foot soldier in a party or movement. He will always find himself out of step.

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

Stupidity is sometimes the greatest of historical forces.

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

The difference between science and religion is that the former wishes to get rid of mysteries whereas the latter worships them.

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

Religious tolerance has developed more as a consequence of the impotence of religions to impose their dogmas on each other than as a consequence of spiritual humility in the quest for understanding first and last things.