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Russell's Prose Has Been Compared By T.s. Eliot To That Of David Hume's. I Would Rank It Higher, For It Had More Color, Juice, And Humor. But To Be Lucid, Exciting And Profound In The Main Body Of One's Work Is A Combination Of Virtues Given To Few Philosophers. Bertrand Russell Has Achieved Immortality By His Philosophical Writings.
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Russell's Prose Has Been Compared By T.s.

Sidney Hook
Russell's Prose Has Been Compared By T.s. Eliot To That Of David Hume's. I Would Rank It Higher, For It Had More Color, Juice, And Humor. But To Be Lucid, Exciting And Profound In The Main Body Of One's Work Is A Combination Of Virtues Given To Few Philosophers. Bertrand Russell Has Achieved Immortality By His Philosophical Writings.
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