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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty.

Bertrand Russell

1950

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Superstition

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Philosophical literature

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1950

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Bertrand Russell

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Russell, Bertrand. "An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish." Unpopular Essays. George Allen & Unwin, 1950.

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