Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, l…

Bertrand Russell
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Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.76, Lulu Press, Inc
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