Liberal Decalogue: Value intelligent objection more than passive approval.

By: Bertrand Russell
Translated by: Elona Caslli

1. Don't be sure of anything.

2. Don't think it's worth the trouble to keep hiding the truth because it's sure to come out one day.

3. Don't try to slack off on meditation, because you're sure to succeed.

4. When you face opposition from anyone, be it from your husband or your children, try to overcome it by discussing with them and not by forcing them. Victory achieved by force is false and futile.

5. Do not bow reverently to someone else's authority, for there are always other authorities that may contradict it.

6. Do not use power to suppress thoughts that you call dangerous, because the time will come when those thoughts will suppress you.

7. Don't be afraid if they call you a little weird for the ideas you have, because every idea that is accepted today was once called weird.

8. Value intelligent objection more than passive approval. If you value intelligence properly, you will find that the first case agrees more with your position than the second case.

9. Be honest to the end even though telling the truth is not very easy. However, it is still harder to hide it.

10. Do not be envious of the lives of people who live with illusions, as only a fool can think that this is called happiness.