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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I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. – Aldous Huxley

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The nature of oratory is such that there has always been a tendency among politicians and clergymen to oversimplify complex matters. From a pulpit or a platform even the most conscientious of speakers finds it very difficult to tell the whole truth. – Aldous Huxley

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Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. – Edward Gibbon

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Fervor is the weapon of choice of the impotent. – Frantz Fanon

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There is no place in a fanatics head where reason can enter. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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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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