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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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With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine. – Bertrand Russell

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Farming
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Bertrand Russell
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Nine-tenths of the appeal of pornography is due to the indecent feelings concerning sex which moralists inculcate in the young; the other tenth is physiological, and will occur in one way or another whatever the state of the law may be. – Bertrand Russell

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Pornography
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Bertrand Russell
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Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear. – Ovid

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Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. Its the sprint. The marathon is hope. – Mike Huckabee

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I dont buy into any of that hogwash. They put that out to sell tickets. Its just a classic horror movie, with the Greek drama formula of good versus evil, and lots of fear. – Margot Kidder

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Fear

The record companys worst fear is that youll fall in love or get rich. – Maynard James Keenan

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