Friday, February 25, 2011

Bertrand Russell on Capitalism, Liberty, and Tyranny

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"Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate."

-Bertrand Russell

A part of the BBC Radio "Reith Lectures," Bertrand Russell gives a lecture on Social Cohesion and Human Nature:

Primary Source: Bertrand Russell Bundle: Unpopular Essays (Routledge Classics) by Bertrand Russell

Secondary Source: Russell: The Great Philosophers (The Great Philosophers Series) by Ray Monk

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