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Eric Hoffer Quotes: The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
         

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.


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The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
         



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