 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Most of the greatest evils that man has inflicted upon man have come through people feeling quite certain about something which, in fact, was false. To know the truth is more difficult than most men suppose, and to act with ruthless determination in the belief that truth is the monopoly of their party is to invite disaster.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Ideas That Have Harmed Mankind，1946
Reprinted in: Unpopular Essays, 1950
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