Quotes by Russell, Bertrand

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the s >>

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources o >>

Freedom comes only to those who no longer ask of life that it shall yi >>

Quotations about Religion

Religion is the opium of the masses. >>

Nobody can deny but religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial >>

But is it not the fact that religion emanates from the nature, from th >>

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.

Russell, Bertrand