"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts" - Bertrand Russell In his final decade, he concentrated on three large campaigns: helping Soviet Jews, opposing the Vietnam war and crusading for nuclear disarmament On this day in 1872 British philosopher Bertrand Russell was born. Perfect then that also today, our new issue on Russell is at the printers. We hope you'll love this theme as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Happy Birthday Russell! Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and Nobel laureate. Wikipedia Born : May 18, 1872, Trellech Died : February 2, 1970, Penrhyndeudraeth, United Kingdom Full name : Bertrand Arthur William Russell Spouse : Edith Finch Russell (m. 19