Fanaticism Quotes

Unwavering conviction. Absolute certainty. Fanaticism. It distorts vision. And suppresses the mind. It turns passion into an unyielding obsession. Often dangerous. Fanaticism breeds intolerance. And destroys dialogue. History is stained with its consequences. A destructive force that pushes individuals and societies to the brink. These quotes explore the nature of this dark human behavior.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.: For nothing burns with such amazing speed, As the dry sticks of a religious creed....
Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte: Fanaticism must be put to sleep before it can be eradicated....
Quote by Will Rogers: A fanatic is always the fellow that is on the opposite side....
Quote by H. L. Mencken: When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression....
Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero: They are, all of them, born with raging fanaticism in their hearts, just as the Bretons and the Germ...
Quote by Alan Watts: Since opposed principles, or ideologies, are irreconcilable, wars fought over principle will be wars...
Quote by George Orwell: I always disagree, however, when people end up saying that we can only combat Communism, Fascism or ...
Quote by George Orwell: One defeats a fanatic precisely by not being a fanatic oneself, but on the contrary by using one's i...
Quote by George Orwell: Even the humblest Party member is expected to be competent, industrious, and even intelligent within...
Quote by Voltaire: An infallible method of making fanatics is to persuade before you instruct....
Quote by Carl Jung: All fanaticism is repressed doubt....
Quote by Voltaire: The Jews are of all peoples the grosses, the most ferocious, the most fanatical, and the most absurd...
Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche: Phlegmatic natures can be inspired to enthusiasm only by being made into fanatics....
Quote by Winston Churchill: How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, ...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: Let no one mistake it for comedy, farcical though it may be in all its details. It serves notice on ...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and huma...
Quote by Oscar Wilde: The worst vice of the fanatic is his sincerity....