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No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?
Bertrand Russell



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Author Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: British
Born: May 18, 1872
Died: February 2, 1970

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
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All movements go too far.
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War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
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Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name.
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