Quotes by Russell, Bertrand

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to >>

Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, >>

Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education. >>

Quotations about War

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous ang >>

War is the supreme drama of a completely mechanized society. >>

Blunders are an inescapable feature of war, because choice in military >>

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I had supposed that most people liked money better than almost anything else, but I discovered that they liked destruction even better. I had supposed that intellectuals frequently loved truth, but I found here again that not ten per cent of them prefer truth to popularity.

Russell, Bertrand