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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

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

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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.

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Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have
forgotten your aim.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have
forgotten your aim.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

by Robertson Davies Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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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.

by Frank Robinson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Fanaticism Quotes,
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Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

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