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A man without a bias cannot write interesting history - if indeed such a man exists.
Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell
Age: 97 †
Born: 1872
Born: May 18
Died: 1970
Died: February 2
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I believe that the abolition of private ownership of land and capital is a necessary step toward any world in which the nations are to live at peace with one another.
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Look at me. Look at me is one of the fundamental desires of human heart.
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