Marriage and Morals

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

Bertrand Russell

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Russell, Bertrand. Marriage and Morals. Allen & Unwin, 1929, ch. 5.

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The psychology of adultery has been falsified by conventional morals, which assume, in monogamous countries, that attraction to one person cannot coexist with a serious affection for another. Everybody knows that this is untrue.

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Russell, Bertrand. Marriage and Morals. Allen & Unwin, 1929, ch. 16.

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