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Bertrand Russell

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

April 10, 2021August 18, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
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“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious,”  is a paraphrased quote from George Orwell’s 1939 review …

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“I found prison in many ways quite agreeable.” ~ Bertrand Russell

April 13, 2021August 17, 2020 by Quotes from the Past

Russell made the following comments about his time in prison for political activism: “I found prison in many ways quite agreeable. I …

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