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- Bertrand Russell [in J. R. Newman (ed.) The World of Mathematics, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956]

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The intersection of A with B complement is empty iff A is a subset of B
(forward direction only by Glynis and Sarah Schumacher)

If only null is in A and outside of B
Then A is a subset of B, you see.
To prove this, let's take an x and some U
And within this set U, an A and B, too.
Since x is an element of set A
Then x, the B complement cannot display.
B complement's complement is equal to B
Which secures x's presence in B, we agree.
x is an arbitrary element of A
So each x is also in B, we can say.
Thus A is in B by subset defined
The next half's for you, if you are so inclined.

The intersection of A with B complement
is empty iff A is a subset of B
(backward direction by Lila Greco)

Let’s start with a U, in it A and B,
With A a subset of B, we agree.
Take x, any element of set A,
Then x is also in B, we can say.
We know B’s complement does not contain
Any element set B does retain.
Thus x is not in B, but is in A,
And the intersection, we can now say,
Of A with the complement of set B,
Must be the null set, for it is empty.
Now we have proved the two implications,
Thanks to our knowledge learned in foundations.