 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Whether people are happy in this community does not matter, we are told, for excellence resides in the whole, not in the parts. Plato's city is a copy of the eternal city laid up in heaven; perhaps in heaven we shall enjoy the kind of existence it offers us, but if we do not enjoy it here on earth, so much the worse for us.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Philosophy and Politics, (1947)
Reprinted in: Unpopular Essays, 1950
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