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Quote by Eric Hoffer
When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without numb

When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. – Eric Hoffer

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We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. – Eric Hoffer

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To know a persons religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. – Eric Hoffer

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Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise. – Eric Hoffer

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A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. – Thomas Jefferson

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It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life. – Proverb

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