Bertrand Russell, in a speech on his ninetieth birthday (18 May 1962), quoted in The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, Vol. 3 (Little, Brown, 1967), p. 169.
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I have a very simple creed: that life and joy and beauty are better than dusty death.
— Bertrand Russell on Creed
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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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