In everything, power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be spent. Thus the holders of power are, in general, ignorant and malevolent, and the less they exercise their power the better.
"The Conquest of Happiness" by Bertrand Russell offers valuable lessons on:
May 01, 2025
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." โ Bertrand Russell...
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt." โ Bertrand RussellMay 01, 2025
In everything, power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be...
"Fear is the most effective tool of tyranny." โ Bertrand Russell
โWhen you want to teach children to think, you begin by treating them seriously when they are littleโฆโ โ Bertrand ...
Here are 10 lessons from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell:
Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man. ~ Bertrand Russell
Men are born ignorant not stupid.They are made stupid by education
How does papal authority differ from scientific authority?
โWhen you want to teach children to think, you begin by treating them seriously when they are little, giving them respon...
โA stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears i...
Russell claims that modern Christian apologists selectively interpret the Gospels, highlighting certain doctrines while ignoring others.
โI do not think the evidence for the Virgin Birth or the Resurrection of Christ is such as would convince any impartial ...
DEATH of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (29 April 1951) 74 years ago today. Below is Bertrand Russell's full OBITUARY in...
How to achieve happiness? Russell's The Conquest of Happiness (1930) pre-dates the modern self-help genre by decades and ...