Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.


Part III: Man and Himself, Ch. 16: Ideas Which Have Become Obsolete, p. 158 - New Hopes for a Changing World (1951)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this ...

Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this ...

Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this ...

Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this ...