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Quotes from A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42 — Bertrand Russell

1872–1970

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Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.

Attributed A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42 (1996)

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure...

Attributed A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42 (1996)

It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go. The difference is that you can compel your car to go to a garage, but you cannot compel Hitler to go to a psychiatrist.

Attributed A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42 (1996)

It seems that sin is geographical. From this conclusion, it is only a small step to the further conclusion that the notion of "sin" is illusory, and that the cruelty habitually practised in punishing it is unnecessary.

Attributed A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42 (1996)

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