Sincere intentions can worsen a movement’s disastrous political effects

Evidence

I don’t doubt that many of the people I have met on my journey mean well. I have seen them showing kindness to friends and strangers with equal conviction, and I know that among them are many generous spirits. But I am convinced that they are dead wrong about the effect of their work on the future of the American republic. They may believe sincerely in the righteousness of their cause and want as much as anyone to build a secure and prosperous America. But that just makes their story—the subject of this book—an American tragedy. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 25

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A movement’s founding ideology can become a trap that ensures its defeat — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 392

Broader Connections

• A movement’s founding ideology can become a trap that ensures its defeat #complicates (0.82) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 392