Quote by Aldous Huxley
Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously

Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt. – Aldous Huxley

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Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting. – Aldous Huxley

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The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. – Aldous Huxley

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Hell isnt merely paved with good intentions its walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too. – Aldous Huxley

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Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. – Edward Gibbon

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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. – Denis Diderot

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Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mind. – William Cowper

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The spirit of our American radicalism is destructive and aimless; it is not loving; it has no ulterior and divine ends; but is destructive only out of hatred and selfishness. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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