“There is a tyrannical element in all fanaticism, an element which makes opposition a torment.” — Mary Augusta Ward, Robert Elsmere
Tag: fanaticism
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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.” — Bertrand Russell, The Listener
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“There are virtues that, adhered to too strictly or carried too far, become vices.” — Edward Owings Towne, Aphorisms of the Three Threes
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“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