 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
But it is easy in dealing with civilized man to lay too much stress on conscious purpose and too little on the importance of spontaneous impulse. The moralist is tempted to ignore the claims of human nature, and, if he does so, it is likely that human nature will ignore the claims of the moralist.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, (1954), introduction
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