A Quote by Edward Paul Abbey on extremism, belief, doubters, christianity, islam, and marxism

Fantastic doctrines (like Christianity or Islam or Marxism) require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions. Thus the fear and the hate; thus the torture chamber, the iron stake, the gallows, the labor camp, the psychiatric ward.

Edward Paul Abbey : American writer & radical environmentalist
Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)
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