 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Let us consider for a moment what are the causes that in fact determine a man's opinions as to what is right. ...
boys and young men acquire readily the moral sentiments of their social milieu, whatever these sentiments may be. The boy who has been taught at home that it is wicked to swear, easily loses this belief when he finds that the schoolfellows whom he most admires are addicted to blasphemy.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, (1954), chapter 5
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