“Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.”
“Fanaticism is ... compensation for doubt”
“Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously overcompensates a secret doubt.”
“fanaticism is the only way to put an end to the doubts that constantly trouble the human soul.”
“Doubt is to me the handmaiden to faith, its cop, the one that keeps faith straight. To doubt is an indication of freedom and a guard against fanaticism.”
“Good deeds sometimes are a matter of overcompensation.”