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A quotation from Bertrand Russell

It is better to do nothing than to do harm. Half the useful work in the world consists of combating the harmful work.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 16 “Effort and Resignation” (1930)

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Russell, Bertrand - Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 16 "Effort and Resignation" (1930) | WIST Quotations

It is better to do nothing than to do harm. Half the useful work in the world consists of combating the harmful work.

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