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263 Fanaticism quotes by 143 unique authors
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There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
— Alan Dean Foster
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E.P. Whipple calls fanaticism "religion caricatured," which is a full definition in a word.
— James Parton
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That can never be reasoned down which was not reasoned up.
— Fisher Ames
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Extremism is the pursuit of the presidency is an unpardonable vice. Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the highest virtue.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
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We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as none at all, but not quite.
— Will Rogers
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Fanaticism is governed by imagination rather than judgment.
— Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit himself. A frequent source of error…
— Reuben Archer Torrey
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The Bible parable says that while men slept, the enemy sowed tares among the wheat. A boy who rises at 4:30 to deliver papers is…
— Leonard Ravenhill
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Many causes produce war. There are ancient hatreds, turbulent frontiers, the "legacy of old forgotten, far-off things, and battles long ago." There are new-born fanaticisms.…
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.
— Robertson Davies
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From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.
— Denis Diderot
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Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.
— George Eliot
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.
— Tahar Ben Jelloun
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Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense…
— Jack Kevorkian
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The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say…
— Arthur Miller
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The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
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Our age knows nothing but reaction, and leaps from one extreme to another.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
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The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.
— Alexander Pope
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The Muslim world is threatened by religious fanaticism. The Western world is threatened by secular fanaticism.
— Dennis Prager
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Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.
— Feisal Abdul Rauf
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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.
— Carl Sagan
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Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.
— George Santayana
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But as in all cults, what's central to the Communist Party is the belief system and the elimination of nuance. From there you're very slowly…
— Alexei Sayle
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