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Quote by Aldous Huxley
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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Perhaps its good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if hes happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life? – Aldous Huxley

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Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers. – 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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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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Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt. – Aldous Huxley

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