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Quote by William Cowper
Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mi

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

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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm. – William Cowper

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God
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William Cowper
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame;
He hides behind a magisterial air
He own offences, and strips others bare. – William Cowper

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Satire
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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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Fanaticism

Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. – Edward Gibbon

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Fanaticism

Radical simply means grasping things at the root. – Angela Y. Davis

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Fanaticism

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. – Heywood Broun

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Fanaticism

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I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools. – Andrew Cuomo

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It is in these acts called trivialities that the seeds of joy are forever wasted, until men and women look round with haggard faces at the devastation their own waste has made, and say, the earth bears no harvest of sweetness — calling their denial knowledge. – George Eliot

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Even with, or perhaps, because of, this background, I have over the past few years sensed a very dramatic change in attitude on the part of Prince Edward Islanders towards the on-going rush for so-called modernization. – Alex Campbell

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This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after September the 11th. Nobodys been held accountable after the clear flaws in intelligence leading up to the war in Iraq. – Bob Graham

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