Fanatics And Fanaticism Quotes

In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from any attempt to set one of these fiery zealots to rights, either in fact or principle. They are determined as to the facts they will believe, and the opinions on which they will act. Get by them, therefore, as you would by an angry bull; it is not for a man of sense to dispute the road with such an animal.

The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.
If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.
Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mind.

Just as every conviction begins as a whim so does every emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank. A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room.
In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice.
A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.




