"The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent, by emotional excitement on the one hand and terrorism on the other."
– Bertrand Russell, Freedom, edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen, Harcourt Brace, 1940.
#quotes #reading #politics #SCOTUS #USpol #BertrandRussell #writers #Fascism
@noellemitchell Second time someone refers to Bertrand Russel recently!
About a month ago, his book "In praise of idleness", was one reference in Hacker Public Radio: Toil versus Livelihood https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4118/index.html #BertrandRussel #HackerPublicRadio @hpr
