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Extremist

adjective

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm. Synonyms: radical, ultra. "Radical opinions on education" , "An ultra conservative"

noun

A person who holds extreme views.

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"Extremist" Quotes from Famous Books

... all other obligations; but moreover I do not live without danger, amongst men to whom all things are equally lawful, and of whom the most part cannot offend the laws more than they have already done; from which the extremist degree of licence proceeds. All the particular being summed up together, I do not find one man of my country, who pays so dear for the defence of our laws both in loss and damages (as the lawyers say) as myself; and some ...

— The Essays of Montaigne, Complete • Michel de Montaigne

... extremist section of the Jews pressed the letter of the law to excess, so as to lose its spirit, but the opposite excess, into which Paul plunged the new faith, was as narrow. It involved a glorification of belief, which did not imply any relation to conduct. Philo had pleaded no less earnestly ...

— Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria • Norman Bentwich

... at convergence of Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay borders is locus of money laundering, smuggling, arms and illegal narcotics trafficking, and fundraising for extremist organizations ...

— The 2005 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... local elections in March 1999 - the country continues to struggle to boost investment and agricultural output and to foster reconciliation. A series of massive population displacements, a nagging Hutu extremist insurgency, and Rwandan involvement in two wars over the past four years in the neighboring DROC continue to hinder ...

— The 2001 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... the eighteenth century was throwing off some of the burdens inherited from the more static Middle Ages, competition appeared to be a panacea for all the ills of society.[11] The belief in the benefits of competition and the virtues of economic freedom found its extremist expression in the first half of the nineteenth century in the doctrine of "the economic harmonies." According to this, if men are left entirely free to do as their interests dictate, the highest efficiency and best results for all will follow; the economic interests of ...

— Modern Economic Problems - Economics Vol. II • Frank Albert Fetter

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