That which is new is exciting, and the passage of time erodes its excitement; hence, an inverse relationship between the age of an idea and the amount of excitement it propagates. The same pseudo-natural law mainly applies to ideologies dragging men into fanaticism. As you might have observed, most fanatics are not aged, nor are those who have a credible history of ideological creed. Lesson?! He who newly converts to an ideology is to be most feared. Again, let's borrow from Will Durant: "Tradition is the voice of time, and time is the medium of selection; a cautious mind will respect their verdict, for only youth knows better than twenty centuries."
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