Government can easily exist without laws, but law cannot exist without government.

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Government can easily exist without laws, but law cannot exist without government.

-- Bertrand Russell

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The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

-- Bertrand Russell

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In all things, it is a good idea to hang a question mark now and then on the things we have taken for granted.

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Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure. –

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The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.

-- Bertrand Russell

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