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Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 08:03 PM Jul 2016

"Fanaticism is the only form of willpower to which the weak & irresolute can rise." -Nietzsche

Just heard this quote and it struck me how applicable it is to so many situations, right now, whether political, social or to groups such as, well, any fanatical religious or quasi-religious group.

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