59 Quotes About Cults

The cult of an individual and the occult of public remains as an unjustified optimism

[Cult] members learn a new vocabulary that is designed to constrict their thinking into absolute, black-and-white, thought-stopping clichés that conform to group ideology. (“Lock her up” and “Build the Wall” are Trumpian examples. Even his put-downs and nicknames—Crooked Hillary, Pocahontas for Elizabeth Warren—function to block other thoughts. Terms like “deep state” and “globalist” also act as triggers. They rouse emotion and direct attention.)

People in a cult don't know they're in a cult. But everyone else can tell.

The modus operandi of every cult is to convince you there's something wrong with you and only they can fix it.

I could not undo overnight the damage that had been done to my psyche over many years. The only way over was through-I knew that_ but it was still debilitating and stressful. All I could do was face the fear and keep going.

They have been promised rescue, redemption and eternal life in paradise! They expected to be taken care of by Jehovah and his organization forever. How terrifying it must have been to be old and frail and have to confront not only profound disappointment but also the realities of life they believed they would not have to confront: death, aloneness, responsibility and meaningless.

Modestianity exists today because there was a pressing need for a philosophy that looked at the present in order to face the future, rather than looking backward for guidance today.

How sick in your mind and your soul to be scared of my voice and my words.

You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission.