Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting…

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.

Bertrand Russell

1928

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Delusion

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Philosophical literature

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Essay

Time

1928

Person

Bertrand Russell

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Russell, Bertrand. "Dreams and Facts." Sceptical Essays. George Allen and Unwin Ltd./W. W. Norton & Company, 1928.

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