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Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice
In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of read more
A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.
There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; read more
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.
As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled read more
As any action or posture long continued will distort and
disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled and
contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas.
I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has read more
I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads
of which some single idea has obtained an unreasonable and
irregular possession.
Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as
none at all, but not quite.
Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as
none at all, but not quite.