Quote by Bertrand Russell
"One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."
More from Bertrand Russell
"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."
"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."
"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite of the will to believe."
"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."