One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as 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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Russell, Bertrand. The Conquest of Happiness. Liveright, 1930, ch. 9.

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A quote by Bertrand Russell about thinking for oneself: “One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is…”

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A quote by Bertrand Russell about thinking for oneself: “One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is…”