The power of humility in a cocksure world — what Bertrand Russell can teach us in 2019

John Smith
Nov 1 · 5 min read

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

These are the words of the British mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell.

What do you think of Russell’s words: cowardly or refreshingly honest and brave?

I think that the final four words of his quote are so important that I want to focus on them here: I might be wrong.

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