 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
A good way of ridding yourself of certain kinds of dogmatism is to become aware of opinions held in social circles different from your own. When I was young, I lived much outside my own country- in France, Germany, Italy and the United States. I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity of insular prejudice. If you cannot travel, seek out people with whom you disagree, and read a newspaper belonging to a party that is not yours.
Source: Bertrand Russell : An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish, 1943 Reprinted in: Unpopular Essays, 1950, chapter 7
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