Bertrand Russell Quote

The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other.


A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42 (ed. Psychology Press, 1996) - ISBN: 9780415094085


The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of...

The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of...

The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of...

The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of...