Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945, p. 685.
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At the present time, Hitler is an outcome of Rousseau; Roosevelt and Churchill, that of Locke.
— Bertrand Russell on Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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