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Bertrand Russell - Some advanced thinkers' are of the...

Some advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion must be in the right. This is a delusion if it were not, truth would be easier to come by than it is. (Bertrand Russell)

Some advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion must be in the right. This is a delusion if it were not, truth would be easier to come by than it is.

Bertrand Russell

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