Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Andrew Dickson White, diplomat, historian, and educator

The cardinal doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God. -Andrew Dickson White, diplomat, historian, and educator (1832-1918)

It is revealing that White seems to think that fanatics are always religious. I think it is very common today for there to be decidedly nonreligious, even anti-religious, fanatics.

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