"A fanatic, either, religious or political, is the……" — Richard Whately

"A fanatic, either, religious or political, is the subject of strong delusions."

— Richard Whately

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47 Quotes by Richard Whately

Richard Whately has 47 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.
Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.
To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners…
In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed, we see most dimly the objects which are…
The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the…
To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange…
The word of knowledge, strictly employed, implies three things: truth, proof, and conviction.
Happiness is no laughing matter.
It is an awful, an appalling thought, that we may be, this moment and every moment, in the presence of…
Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there are boundless stores of moral…

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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. — Ambrose Bierce
When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and… — Jack Black
Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth. — Ludwig Borne
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities. — Christian Nestell Bovee
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. — Edmund Burke
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them. — Samuel Butler
There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of… — Jimmy Carter
Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. — Kim Cattrall
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities… — Alan Barth
But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done… — Bertrand Russell
When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Praying which does not result in pure conduct is a delusion. We have missed the whole office and virtue of… — Edward McKendree Bounds

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