I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I had supposed that most people liked money better than almost anything else, but I discovered that they liked destruction even better. I had supposed that intellectuals frequently loved truth, but I found here again that not ten per cent of them prefer truth to popularity.


The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: 1914-1944: 1914/1944 (ed. 1967)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I...

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I...

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I...

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I...