Quote by Bertrand Russell, The Autobiogra

Suddenly the ground seemed to give way beneath me,and I found myself in quite another region.Within five minutes I went throughsome such reflections as the following:the loneliness of the human soul is unendurable;nothing can penetrate it except the highest intensityof the sort of love that religious teachers have preached;whatever does not spring from this motive is harmful,or at best useless;it follows that war is wrong,that a public school education is abominable,that the use of force is to be deprecated,and that in human relations one should penetrateto the core of loneliness in each person and speak to that.http://san.beck.org/GPJ24-Russell,Muste.html

Suddenly the ground seemed to give way beneath me,and I foun

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This quote suggests a sudden transformative experience where the speaker realizes the unbearable loneliness of the human soul. They conclude that only a deep and intense love, akin to religious teachings, can truly reach and alleviate this loneliness. Consequently, any actions that do not arise from this kind of love are deemed harmful or, at best, useless. The quote goes on to assert that war, public school education, and the use of force should be condemned. Instead, the quote advocates for meaningful human connections, encouraging individuals to empathetically approach the core of loneliness within each person and communicate on that level.

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