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Bertrand Russell Quotes

Power, like vanity, is insatiable. Nothing short of omnipotence could satisfy it completely. - Bertrand Russell Quotes

Power, like vanity, is insatiable. Nothing short of omnipotence could satisfy it completely.

Source:What Desires Are Politically Important?, Nobel Lecture (December 11, 1950)
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  • Name: Bertrand Russell
  • Profession: Polymath, Mathematician, Philosopher
  • Born: May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970
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