"[...] Fanaticism is almost everywhere, and its quieter, more civilized forms are present all around us and perhaps inside of us as well. [...] I’m not saying, of course, that anyone who raises his or her voice against anything is a fanatic. I’m certainly not suggesting that anyone who has a strong opinion is a fanatic. I’m saying that the seed of fanaticism always lies in uncompromising self-righteousness, the plague of many centuries." (Amos Oz)
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