A Quote for Sunday

I think this comment by George Orwell (born Eric Blair,1903-1950) is as applicable today (perhaps with a lengthier list of "-isms") as it was when he wrote it in 1949:

"I always disagree, however, when people end up saying that we can only combat Communism, Fascism or what not if we develop an equal fanaticism. It appears to me that one defeats the fanatic precisely by not being a fanatic oneself, but on the contrary by using one's intelligence."