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Quotes from The Impact of Science on Society — Bertrand Russell

1872–1970

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It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you wish, but by acquiring a knowledge of natural laws.

The Impact of Science on Society (1952)

Science, ever since the time of the Arabs, has had two functions: (1) to enable us to know things, and (2) to enable us to do things.

The Impact of Science on Society (1952)

Some part of life – perhaps the most important part – must be left to the spontaneous action of individual impulse, for where all is system there will be mental and spiritual death.

The Impact of Science on Society (1952)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bertrand Russell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.