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Quote by Bertrand Russell
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which

The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic. – Bertrand Russell

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The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. – Bertrand Russell

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It is not the job of mathematicians… to do correct arithmetical operations. It is the job of bank accountants. – Samuil Shchatunovski

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Mathematics – the unshaken Foundation of Sciences, and the plentiful Fountain of Advantage to human affairs. – Isaac Barrow

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How many times can you subtract 7 from 83, and what is left afterwards? You can subtract it as many times as you want, and it leaves 76 every time. – Author Unknown

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With my full philosophical rucksack I can only climb slowly up the mountain of mathematics. – Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value

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