Bertrand Russell quote: The problem of political theory is how to combine that degree of individual initiative which is necessary for progress, with ...

The problem of political theory is how to combine that degree of individual initiative which is necessary for progress, with the degree of social cohesion which is necessary for survival.

~ Bertrand Russell ~

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