It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth. (Bertrand Russell)

It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth.

Bertrand Russell

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