"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
"I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero. . . . I tell you, gentlemen, if you can shew a man a piece of what he now calls God's work to do, and what he will later call by many new names, you can make him entirely reckless of the consequences to himself personally."
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Source: Man and Superman (1903) Maxims for Revolutionists: Idolatry
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