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Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you have only one idea. — Alain (Emile Chartier) · 1938
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Fanaticism is always a sign of repressed doubt. — Carl Jung · 1935
Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. — George Santayana · 1905
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Faith is something you die for; a doctrine is something you kill for: there is all the difference in the world. — Tony Benn · 1989
Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. — Umberto Eco · 1980