 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
In so far as war has been the motive force tending to increase social cohesion, morality has had to consist of two very different parts, duties towards members of one's own herd, and duties having reference to individuals or groups outside the herd. Religions aiming at universality, such as Buddhism and Christianity, have sought to obliterate this distinction, and to treat all mankind as one single herd....
But hitherto, in spite of all that religion could do, it has remained an aspiration of a few philosophers and saints.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, (1954), chapter 1
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