Russell, Bertrand -- Autobiography, Vol 2: 1914-1944, ch. 3 “China” (1969)

Dave — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:57:19 +0000

I was told that the Chinese said they would bury me by the Western Lake and build a shrine to my memory. I have some slight regret that this did not happen, as I might have become a god, which would have been very chic for an atheist.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Autobiography, Vol 2: 1914-1944, ch. 3 “China” (1969)
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Russell visited China, and lectured there, in late 1920; his bout with pneumonia (which led to the above) happened in Spring 1921.

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Russell, Bertrand -- Autobiography, Vol 2: 1914-1944, ch. 3 “China” (1969)