Description
A selection of his correspondence with the general public
New edition with a new Foreword by Ronald Kasrils, a new Afterword by Tony Simpson and additional images.
May, 1968
Dear Mr Feinberg and Mr Kasrils,
Thank you very much for sending me your collection of my letters from 1950 to 1968. I have seldom come across a book that delighted me more and I earnestly hope that it will be published … I read it at once on receipt of it.
Some of the letters especially delight me, notably the one from Paul Altmann, a six year old. I was also much pleased by a letter on education which expresses my views more succinctly than they are generally expressed. The belief which I state in that letter is the opposite of that held by most educators: namely, education should encourage the young to question what has been taken for granted.
It seems to me that your choice of letters is admirable and gives a very just picture of my opinions at various dates. I also think your editing and notes and the forewords to each section are excellent. And I like the title!…
Yours sincerely,
Bertrand Russell
