Quotes about Zealotry

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A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. — Carl Sagan
It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel. — Anatole France
From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable. — Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses
Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil. — Robert A. Heinlein
Zeal was like gas, most dangerous when you could not see it. The wrong spark could light it at any time. — Frances Hardinge
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own — Joseph Campbell
Anyone who says he knows God's intention is showing a lot of very human ego. — Michael Crichton, Next
Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the currency of a political — Norman G. Finkelstein, Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left
That's what you get,' he said, nodding towards a group of the men engaged in some close-order military drill, 'when you — K.W. Jeter
During the Bosnian war in the late 1990s, I spent several days traveling around the country with Susan Sontag and her so — Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir
Long before it was known to me as a place where my ancestry was even remotely involved, the idea of a state for Jews (or — Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir
The politics of the possible was being replaced by the politics of purity. — H.W. Brands
You see, it doesn't matter if they're wrong. From 9/11 to recent shootings here in the United States, there's nothing mo — Brad Meltzer, History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
You know all about love, but that is not enough. You must also learn that hate comes from God as well, that it too is in — Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis
Extremism stifles true progression in all fields of human advancement; it is a detriment to everything but war, tribalis — Daniel S. Fletcher, Jackboot Britain
Today's zealots are mostly those pretending to be anti-religious. — Criss Jami, Healology
Don't let the zealots make Muslim a terrifying — Salman Rushdie
The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die fo — Francis Crick
The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. — Sarah Vowell, The Wordy Shipmates
Men speak of God’s love for man… but if providence does not come in this hour, where is He then? My conclusion is simple — Daniel S. Fletcher, Jackboot Britain