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Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) was a 20th century philosopher, mathematician and atheist<ref>His own characterization: "I never know whether I should say 'Agnostic' or whether I should say 'Atheist'.... As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one [can] prove that there is not a God. On the other hand, if I am to convey the right impression to the ordinary man in the street I think I ought to say that I am an Atheist, because when I say that I cannot prove that there is not a God, I ought to add equally that I cannot prove that there are not the Homeric gods." Russell, Bertrand (1947) "Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?"[http://www.luminary.us/russell/atheist_agnostic.html] Most online sources say "by which one prove," probably a mistake.</ref> championed by liberals and awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 for his pacifist writings.

'''Bertrand Russell''' (1872–1970) was a 20th century philosopher, mathematician and atheist<ref>His own characterization: "I never know whether I should say 'Agnostic' or whether I should say 'Atheist'.... As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one [can] prove that there is not a God. On the other hand, if I am to convey the right impression to the ordinary man in the street I think I ought to say that I am an Atheist, because when I say that I cannot prove that there is not a God, I ought to add equally that I cannot prove that there are not the Homeric gods." Russell, Bertrand (1947) "Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?"[http://www.luminary.us/russell/atheist_agnostic.html] Most online sources say "by which one prove," probably a mistake.</ref> championed by liberals and awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 for his pacifist writings.

Russell visited the Soviet Union and met Lenin in 1920. In a tract, [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17350/17350-8.txt The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism], he wrote "[[Bolshevism]] deserves the gratitude and admiration of all the progressive part of mankind". The tract was reissued in a censored form in 1949.

Russell visited the Soviet Union and met Lenin in 1920. In a tract, [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17350/17350-8.txt The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism], he wrote "[[Bolshevism]] deserves the gratitude and admiration of all the progressive part of mankind". The tract was reissued in a censored form in 1949.

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