Dora Russell
Dora Russell
Dora, Countess Russellwas a British author, a feminist and socialist campaigner, and the second wife of the eminent philosopher Bertrand Russell...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth3 April 1894
almost carried certainly confusion necessity repression severity
Severity and repression of the old type, however, almost certainly carried with it in adolescence, disturbance, confusion and the necessity of revolt.
competition
Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary.
far information might poorer report withheld
The report of this made me exceedingly angry, for I could not see why information which a middle-class woman could get from her doctor should be withheld from a poorer woman who might need it far more.
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You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public reception rooms, but you could accept no invitation from young men to tea or other entertainment without a chaperone from the College.
children memorable knowing
We want far better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them.
children war believe
Strictly speaking, no person who believes that wars between classes and nations are inevitable is fit to be in charge of the destiny of children. To believe in the unity of the human race and get children to believe it in early youth would mean the creation of that unity and the end of war.
wisdom offering guidance
We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.
spring people democracy
Democracy can only spring from practising it early, and democratic action was not to expected from young people brought up under a close authoritarian system.
knowledge our-world quests
We do not want our world to perish. But in our quest for knowledge, century by century, we have placed all our trust in a cold, impartial intellect which only brings us nearer to destruction.
children school government
Measures of self-government and a school council, especially for such young children, were a great innovation.
mean class government
We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means; they always act like second-class citizens.
marriage army law
Marriage laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence.
wisdom offering our-world
We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only love can conquer all.
children business work
What a denial of our humanity that at the centers of power, where decisions are made, there is no room for nurturing, for love, and children. There is more to life than the 'inhuman' work place. It is terrible that many men do not know that: it is a tragedy if women follow them.