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If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing read more
If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, then and only then will truth, prevail over fanaticism
We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than
surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing read more
We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than
surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing are
called heroes.
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.
Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
Wisdom becomes nonsense in the mouth of a fanatic.
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.
There is nobody as enslaved as the fanatic, the person in whom one impulse, one value, has assumed ascendancy over read more
There is nobody as enslaved as the fanatic, the person in whom one impulse, one value, has assumed ascendancy over all others.
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.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.
There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.