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Intolerance and beliefs

One of the most constant characteristics of beliefs is their intolerance. The stronger the belief, the greater its intolerance. Men dominated by a certitude cannot tolerate those who do not accept it.

Author Greg RavenPosted on September 3, 2021Categories convictionTags Gustave Le Bon

Fanatical hatred

Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both.

Author Greg RavenPosted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021Categories collectivization, conviction, external authorityTags Eric Hoffer

Don’t give up when you’re right

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

Author Greg RavenPosted on November 7, 2012November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories convictionTags Chester W. Nimitz

When to act

The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do something.

Author Greg RavenPosted on November 23, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories convictionTags Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Stand for something

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.

Author Greg RavenPosted on May 5, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories convictionTags Alexander Hamilton

“Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides.” — Thomas Paine

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