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A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt

A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt. – Aldous Huxley

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People intoxicate themselves with work so they wont see how they really are. – Aldous Huxley

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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. – Aldous Huxley

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Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects… totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations. – Aldous Huxley

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Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue. – Robin G. Collingwood

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

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Mere human beings cant afford to be fanatical about anything. Not even about justice or loyalty. The fanatic for justice ends by murdering a million helpless people to clear a space for his law-courts. If we are to survive on this planet, there must be compromises. – Storm Jameson

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

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