Bertrand Russell

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he read more

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.

The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.