Character Quote by Karen Chance

“Fanatics are those who, when following a doctrine becomes inconvenient, make up rules of their own.”

— Cathryn Louis

“People who dislike budging from their homes or walking beyond their own backyards--and they are always and everywhere in the majority--treat Herodotus' sort, fundamentally…

— Ryszard Kapuściński

“They dream of a world in which their simple and radical way of experiencing and perceiving reality would dominate; [35] where they would, of…

— Andrzej Lobaczewski

Fanatics are defined by their hatreds; free people by their humanity.

— William J. Clinton

“Fanatics clouded by self-justification.”

— Toba Beta

“Their courage is called revolt, their discipline Pharisaism, theirindependence[41.] arbitrariness, and their masterfulness arrogance.[42.] For the tyrannical despiser of humanity, popularity is a sign…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Fanatics are everywhere, in religion, sports and politics. The majority are ready and willing to die for their beliefs. Even in love there are…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

Anti-utopianism continues to suffuse our culture...Today few imagine that society can be fundamentally improved, and those who do are seen as at best deluded,…

— Lewis H. Lapham

“We live in a time when moderates are treated worse than extremists, being punished as if they were more fanatical than the actual fanatics.”

— Orson Scott Card

“There are many instances in history of people who allow their skepticism to cut the nerve of moral effort, and there are numerous people,…

— Elton Trueblood

“The very thought of such people’s intolerant worldview, their inflated sense of self superiority, and their callous imposition of their own beliefs on others…

— Haruki Murakami

“And yet, the fact that we are no longer killing people for heresy in the West suggests that bad ideas, however sacred, cannot survive…

— Sam Harris