Quote #335
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid
starvation and keep out of prison, but anything beyond this is voluntary
submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
-- Bertrand Russell
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid
starvation and keep out of prison, but anything beyond this is voluntary
submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
-- Bertrand Russell
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