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Quote by Bertrand Russell
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. – Bertrand Russell

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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

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Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. – Bertrand Russell

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If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. – Abraham Lincoln

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Walt had a marvelous intuition. And because he understood people very well, liked them and had great respect for people, there was nothing cynical about Walt. – John Hench

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I like messing around, and I like working with artists who I respect. – Shia LaBeouf

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Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously dont want to put them in a flood plain, because if theres another flood, youre going to lose the mobile home. – Michael Chertoff

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