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“There is a tyrannical element in all fanaticism, an element which makes opposition a torment.” — Mary Augusta Ward, Robert Elsmere

Author YahooeyPosted on September 23, 2021September 21, 2021Categories QuotationsTags fanaticism, Mary Augusta Ward, tyrannyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Fanaticism is the danger of the world, and always has been, and has done untold harm. I might almost say that I was fanatical against fanaticism.

“Fanaticism is the danger of the world, and always has been, and has done untold harm. I might almost say that I was fanatical against fanaticism.” — Bertrand Russell, The Listener

Author YahooeyPosted on October 9, 2018September 28, 2018Categories QuotationsTags Bertrand Russell, fanaticism, The ListenerLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There are virtues that, adhered to too strictly or carried too far, become vices.

“There are virtues that, adhered to too strictly or carried too far, become vices.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes

Author YahooeyPosted on December 17, 2014November 15, 2014Categories QuotationsTags Edward Owings Towne, fanaticism, vices, virtuesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
“A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks th’ Lord wud do if He knew th’ facts iv th’ case.” — Finley Peter Dunne, “Casual Observations”, Mr. Dooley’s Philosophy

Author YahooeyPosted on August 9, 2014August 8, 2014Categories QuotationsTags Casual Observations, fanatic, fanaticism, Finley Peter Dunne, Mr. Dooley's PhilosophyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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