Bertrand Russell, Nobel Lecture: What Desires Are Politically Important? (1950).
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The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power. And so are all advances in scientific technique.
— Bertrand Russell on Power
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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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