The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
—Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)—
Bertrand Russell, one of the founders of analytic philosophy and a major contributor to mathematical logic


United Kingdom


Author; Mathematician; Nobel in Literature; Philosopher;

May 18, 1872


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