To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Bertrand Russell Quotes
It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.
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| Birth: | 18th May, 1872 |
| Death: | 2nd February, 1970 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Historian, Mathematician, Philosopher |
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Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social critic and political activist. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these in any profound sense. He was born in Monmouthshire, into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in Britain.
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