Bertrand Russell Quote

Quote from Bertrand Russell,

"The practical objection to Puritanism, as to every form of fanaticism, is that it singles out certain evils as so much worse than others that they must suppressed at all costs. The fanatic fails to recognise that the suppression of a real evil, if carried out too drastically, produces other evils which are even greater."

By:	Bertrand Russell (more quotes by Bertrand Russell or books by/about Bertrand Russell)
	[Bertrand Arthur William Russell] (1872-1970) Philosopher, educator
Source:	The Recrudescence of Puritanism, in Sceptical Essays, 1928 http://www.panarchy.org/russell/puritanism.html
Categories:	Conscience, Free Thought, Learning, Reason, Religion, Skepticism, Truth, Agnostic, Puritan, Fanaticism, Suppression, Hypocrisy
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