Pinker — “Left-wing and right-wing political ideologies have themselves become…”

Source: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress — Steven Pinker

Book page: pinker-enlightenment-now

From: Steven Pinker — Quotes

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Left-wing and right-wing political ideologies have themselves become secular religions, providing people with a community of like-minded brethren, a catechism of sacred beliefs, a well-populated demonology, and a beatific confidence in the righteousness of their cause.