Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. – Bertrand Russell
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. – Bertrand Russell
Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. – Bertrand Russell
I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe – because, like Spinozas God, it wont love us in return. – Bertrand Russell