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No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.
Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell
Age: 97 †
Born: 1872
Born: May 18
Died: 1970
Died: February 2
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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What science cannot discover, mankind cannot know.
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The camera is as subjective as we are.
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Americans need rest, but do not know it. I believe this to be a large part of the explanation of the crime wave in the United States.
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