The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.


Introduction to 1961 edition of Sceptical Essays (1961)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of...

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of...

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of...

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of...