The creed whose legitimacy is most easily challenged is likely to
develop the strongest proselytizing impulse. It is doubtful whether
a movement which does not profess some preposterous and patently
irrational dogma can be possessed of that zealous drive which "must
either win men or destroy the world." It is also plausible that those
movements with the greatest inner contradiction between profession and
practice-that is to say with a strong feeling of guilt-are likely to be
the most fervent in imposing their faith on others.
-- Eric Hoffer, The True Believer, 1951, section 88
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Quote of the Day
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment