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Quotes from The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism — Bertrand Russell

1872–1970

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The hopes which inspire communism are, in the main, as admirable as those instilled by the Sermon on the Mount, but they are held as fanatically and are as likely to do as much harm.

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism (1920)

One who believes, as I do, that the free intellect is the chief engine of human progress, cannot but be fundamentally opposed to Bolshevism, as much as to the Church of Rome.

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism (1920)

...it [is] possible to suppose that, if Russia is allowed to have peace, an amazing industrial development may take place, making Russia a rival of the United States.

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism (1920)

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