 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
I found prison in many ways quite agreeable. I had no engagements, no difficult decisions to make, no fear of callers, no interruptions to my work. I read enormously; I wrote a book, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, a semi-popular version of The Principles of Mathematics, and began the work for Analysis of Mind.
Source： The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, v.2 chap. 1:The First War, 1968, pp.16-17
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In Russell's case, he is guilty of anti-war activities in opposition to the First World War, so he is a political prisoner (or an ideological prisoner). Of course, in pre-war prisons in Japan, even political (or ideological) prisoners would have suffered severely, so we Japanese can't be so relaxed about it.
Russell was the son of an aristocrat (note: he became the 3rd Earl Russell after his brother's death) and was able to enjoy such a comfortable ‘prison life’ thanks in part to his brother's (the 2nd Earl Russell) lobbying of the government.
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