The Recrudescence of Puritanism

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Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.

Bertrand Russell

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Topic

Controlling others

Author

Bertrand Russell

Source

The Recrudescence of Puritanism Sceptical Essays

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

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Russell, Bertrand. "The Recrudescence of Puritanism." Sceptical Essays. George Allen and Unwin Ltd./W. W. Norton & Company, 1928.