Quote by Bertrand Russell
Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to t

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

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There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all. The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our thoughts. – Bertrand Russell

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Earth
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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

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Fear
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I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. – Bertrand Russell

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Religion
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How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? Were supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties. – Roger Stone

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Freedom

But if you can create an honorable livelihood, where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it, it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want. – Anita Roddick

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Freedom

I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom. – Gianni Versace

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Freedom

Negation is the minds first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to our needs once acquired it can imprison us. – Emile M. Cioran

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Freedom

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Corruption is natures way of restoring our faith in democracy. – Peter Ustinov

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In the end, no thought is unthinkable, no problem unshrinkable, no two strangers unlinkable. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Life

The way to avoid responsibility is to say, Ive got responsibilities. – Richard Bach

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Responsibility

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences. – Andre Maurois

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Women