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To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

Eric Hoffer
Atheist, Religion, Atheism
Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

Those of little faith are of little hatred.

Eric Hoffer
Hatred, Religion, Littles
Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

Those who are in love with the present can be cruel and corrupt but not genuinely vicious. They cannot be methodically and consistently ruthless.

Eric Hoffer
Religion, Vicious, Ruthless
Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

Both Faith and Terror are instruments for the elimination of individual self-respect. Terror crushes the autonomy of self-respect, where Faith obtains its more or less voluntary surrender. In both cases, the result of the elimination of individual autonomy is - automatism. Both Faith and Terror reduce the human entity to a formula that can be manipulated at will.

Eric Hoffer
Crush, Self, Religion
Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

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