Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted…

Bertrand Russell
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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2014). The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, p.554, Routledge
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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2014). The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, p.554, Routledge

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