Bertrand Russell Quotes

Bertrand Russell Quotes 366


Through the spectacle of death (World War I) I acquired a new love for what is living. I became convinced that most human beings are possessed by a profound unhappiness venting itself in destructive rages, and that only through the diffusion of instinctive joy can a good world be brought into being.
 Source: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, v.2 chap. 1: The First War, 1968
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Is it the desire to be enthusiastic about something, to harm people you don't like, to blame others or other races for your unhappiness and to find ‘outlets’?
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