"Fanaticism, to which men are so much inclined, has always served not only to render them more brutalized but more wicked."

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I do not claim to have any developed or sophisticated views in political philosophy, but I think that one of the lessons of the last few hundred years of history is that the greatest threat to human prosperity and well-being is fanaticism and intolerance, even in the name of apparently laudable goals.

— Tim Crane