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Bertrand Russell’s ‘Ten Commandments’: 1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
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2. Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
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3. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
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4. When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
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5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
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6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
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7. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
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8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
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9. Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
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10. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.
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