Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. – Bertrand Russell
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. – Bertrand Russell
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. – Bertrand Russell
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. – Bertrand Russell