I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.

Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an epitaph of infamy, for there is no cause and no person that they will not betray to stay alive.

In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.

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.

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

Life has meaning for anyone who takes an interest in it.

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