If you're certain, you're certainly wrong, because nothing deserves certainty." - Meaning and context.">
Bertrand Russell Speaks His Mind (1960), p. 14 (video)

If you're certain, you're certainly wrong, because nothing deserves certainty.

— Bertrand Russell

What It Means

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Bertrand Russell

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.