Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth

Bertrand Russell
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Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). Why Men Fight: A Method of Abolishing the International Duel, p.95, Lulu Press, Inc
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Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). Why Men Fight: A Method of Abolishing the International Duel, p.95, Lulu Press, Inc

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