Bertrand Russell quote: One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of ...

One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

~ Bertrand Russell ~

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