If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, then and only then will truth, prevail over fanaticism

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

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There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

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