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Bertrand Russell Quotes: There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.
         

There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.


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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.



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