Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.

George Santayana

The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress

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Fanaticism

Author

George Santayana

Source

The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1905 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United States

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Citation

Santayana, George. The Life of Reason: Introduction and Reason in Common Sense, edited by Marianne S. Wokeck and Martin A. Coleman. Vol. 7, The MIT Press, 2011, bk. 1, introduction. Originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905.

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Emma Lazarus
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The New Colossus
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Statue of Liberty published catalog. c. 1883, I. 10.

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Lazarus, Emma. "The New Colossus." Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems, edited by John Hollander. Library of America, 2005, I. 10.