Quotes by Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays

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I wish to propose for the reader's favourable consideration a doctrine which may, I fear, appear wildly paradoxical and — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
William James used to preach the 'will to believe.' For my part, I should wish to preach the 'will to doubt' ... what is — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
Intellectually, what is stimulating to a young man is a problem of obvious practical importance. A young man learning ec — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
The power of reason is thought small in these days, but I remain an unrepentant rationalist. Reason may be a small force — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
It is a natural propensity to attribute misfortune to someone’s malignity. When prices rise, it is due to the profiteer; — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
[T]he infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
The world is full of injustice, and those who profit by injustice are in a position to administer rewards and punishment — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
The methods of increasing the degree of truth in our beliefs are well known; they consist in hearing all sides, trying t — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
The objection to propaganda is not only its appeal to unreason, but still more the unfair advantage which it gives to th — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
One obvious palliative of the evils of democracy in its present form would be to encourage much more publicity and initi — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
...It is necessary for the average citizen, if he wishes to make a living, to avoid incurring the hostility of certain b — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
Religious toleration, to a certain extent, has been won, because people have ceased to consider religion so important as — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
I was made to learn Latin and Greek, but I resented it, being of opinion that it was silly to learn a language that was — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
I am myself a dissenter from all known religions, and I hope that every kind of religious belief will die out. I do not — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living. It is c — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
The special skill of the politician consists in knowing what passions can be most easily aroused, and how to prevent the — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
The only kind of appeal that wins any instinctive response in party politics is an appeal to hostile feeling; the men wh — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays
The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the ski — Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays