Bertrand Russell Quote

Nine-tenths of the activities of a modern Government are harmful; therefore the worse they are performed, the better.


The Problem of China (1922), Ch. XII: The Chinese Character


Nine-tenths of the activities of a modern Government are harmful; therefore the worse they are performed, the better.

Nine-tenths of the activities of a modern Government are harmful; therefore the worse they are performed, the better.

Nine-tenths of the activities of a modern Government are harmful; therefore the worse they are performed, the better.

Nine-tenths of the activities of a modern Government are harmful; therefore the worse they are performed, the better.