FixQuotes Logo White

Famous quote by Bertrand Russell

Mobile Desktop
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that
Like

"One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny"

- Bertrand Russell

About this Quote

This quote by Bertrand Russell recommends that one ought to just appreciate public opinion to the degree that it is needed to survive and avoid of trouble. Anything beyond this is a form of voluntary submission to an oppressive and unnecessary power. Russell is indicating that public opinion should not be blindly followed, and that it must not be used to control people's lives. He is recommending that individuals should think for themselves and make their own decisions, rather than relying on the viewpoints of others. This quote motivates individuals to be independent and to believe on their own, rather than counting on the opinions of others. It likewise works as a pointer that popular opinion must not be used to control people's lives, which it must not be blindly followed.
Prison

About the Author

Bertrand Russell This quote is written / told by Bertrand Russell between May 18, 1872 and February 2, 1970. He was a famous Philosopher from United Kingdom. The author also have 102 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: I prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for oth
Corrie Ten Boom
"I prayed to dispel my fear, until suddenly, and I do not know how the idea came to me, I began to pray for others. I prayed for everyone who came into my thoughts - - people with whom I had traveled, those who had been in prison with me, my school friends of years ago. I do not know how long I continued my prayer, but this I do know - - my fear was gone! Interceding for others had released me!"
Corrie Ten Boom, Celebrity
Like
Small: He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome for he is still an enemy - Th
"He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy"
Thomas Hobbes, Philosopher
Like
Small: I think for Beecher specifically, Keller was with him when his wife died. Beecher had decided after he first g
"I think for Beecher specifically, Keller was with him when his wife died. Beecher had decided after he first got into prison that he had to shut off everybody. You can't let anybody in and you have to become like them and you have to be threatening and all that"
Lee Tergesen, Actor
Like
Small: When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out - Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
"When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out"
Ho Chi Minh, Revolutionary
Like
Small: Questions are a burden to others answers are a prison for oneself - Patrick McGoohan
"Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself"
Patrick McGoohan, Actor
Like
Small: We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of pr
"We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community"
Janet Reno, Public Servant
Like
Small: Its up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. As soon as the leaders of a country lie to you, t
"It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. As soon as the leaders of a country lie to you, they have no authority over you. These maniacs have no authority over us. And they might be able to put our bodies in prison, but they can't put our spirits in prison"
Cindy Sheehan, Activist
Like
Small: And I did wonder - because its now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when
"And I did wonder - because it's now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when I would forget it, or it would be in the past as anything else might be - no, it's there every day of my life"
Jeffrey Archer, Politician
Like
Small: I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison - W. C.
"I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison"
W. C. Fields, Comedian
Like
Small: A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents - H. L. Menc
H. L. Mencken
"A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Like
FixQuotes Square Blue Logo
  • 2023 FixQuotes.com
  • All rights reserved
Links
Follow us