Georges Bernanos vs. Bertrand Russell
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Georges Bernanos
1888 – 1948
Military
France
Louis Émile Clément Georges Bernanos was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. A Catholic with monarchist leanings, he was critical of elitist thought and was opposed to what he identified as defeatism. He believed this had led to France's defeat and eventual occupation by Germany in 1940 during World War II.
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"Sadness came into the world with Satan — that world our Saviour never prayed for, the world you say I do not know. Oh, it is not so difficult to recognize: it i…"
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Bertrand Russell
1872 – 1970
Philosophy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Analytic philosophy
British philosopher, logician, and social critic.
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"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3-parts dead."
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Connections
Bertrand Russell was influenced by Georges Bernanos
Shared era: 1888 – 1948
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