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Common Sense Consists Of Those Layers Of Prejudice Laid Down Before The Age Of 18.

The Scientist's Religious Feeling Takes The Form Of A Rapturous Amazement At The Harmony Of Natural Law, Which Reveals An Intelligence Of Such Superiority That, Compared With It, All The Systematic Thinking And Acting Of Human Beings Is Utterly Insignificant Reflection. This Feeling Is The Guiding Principle Of His Life And Work, In So Far As He Succeeds In Keeping Himself From The Shackles Of Selfish Desire. It Is Beyond Question Closely Akin To That Which Has Possessed The Religious Geniuses Of All Ages.

I Find It Difficult To Believe That I Belong To Such An Idiotic, Rotten Species - The Species That Actually Boasts Of Its Freedom Of Will, Heroism On Command, Senseless Violence, And All Of The Loathsome Nonsense That Goes By The Name Of Patriotism.

The Minority, The Ruling Class At Present, Has The Schools And Press, Usually The Church As Well, Under Its Thumb. This Enables It To Organize And Sway The Emotions Of The Masses, And Make Its Tool Of Them.

Highly Developed Spirits Often Encounter Resistance From Mediocre Minds.