Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their …

Bertrand Russell
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Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case. ✨ Bertrand Russell, John G. Slater, Peter Köllner (1997). Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68, p.88, Psychology Press
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