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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sin

Boredom is… a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell

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Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. – Bertrand Russell

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Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling? – Bertrand Russell

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I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. – Thomas Jefferson

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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. – Bertrand Russell

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He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave. – Matthew Henry

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Most fear stems from sin to limit ones sins, one must assuredly limit ones fear, thereby bringing more peace to ones spirit. – Marvin Gaye

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