“Martyrs create faith, faith does not create martyrs.”
Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936) 19th-20th century Spanish writer and philosopher
The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), VIII : From God to God
“What good is a martyr, Captain Bastable? A martyr shows us the power of faith. But what if that faith is misinformed? While people believe in heroes and the magic power of an individual to save them from the human condition, they will never be free.”
— Michael Moorcock, book The Steel Tsar
Book 2, Chapter 8 “Revolutions” (p. 422)
The Steel Tsar (1981)
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Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936) 19th-20th century Spanish writer and philosopher
The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), XI : The Practical Problem
Context: My conduct must be the best proof, the moral proof, of my supreme desire; and if I do not end by convincing myself, within the bounds of the ultimate and irremediable uncertainty of the truth of what I hope for, it is because my conduct is not sufficiently pure. Virtue, therefore, is not based upon dogma, but dogma upon virtue, and it is not faith that creates martyrs but martyrs who create faith. There is no security or repose — so far as security and repose are obtainable in this life, so essentially insecure and unreposeful — save in conduct that is passionately good.
John Ruskin book The Stones of Venice
Volume II, chapter IV, section 103.
The Stones of Venice (1853)
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Michael Moorcock book The City in the Autumn Stars
Source: The City in the Autumn Stars (1986), Chapter 19 (p. 446)
“Almost every faith can point to its rejoicing martyrs.”
John Tyndall (1820–1893) British scientist
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