Bolshevism is to be reckoned with Mohammedanism rather than with Chris…

Bertrand Russell
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Bolshevism is to be reckoned with Mohammedanism rather than with Christianity and Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are primarily personal religions, with mystical doctrines and a love of contemplation. Mohammedanism and Bolshevism are practical, social, unspiritual, concerned to win the empire of the world. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2007). The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism, p.74, Cosimo, Inc.
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