Leah Sottile > Quotes

“The sociologist Lorne Dawson has written that people can feel drawn to a charismatic leader because they affirm “what they always thought, but never heard anyone else express so well.” They are more concerned “with doing the right things than with doing things right,” and that can be appealing.”
― Leah Sottile, When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times

“Several Silver Shirt leaders in the region sought to acquire high-caliber rifles and ammunition for the planned uprising. They held a belief there would be a Communist takeover in America before ballots were cast in November”
― Leah Sottile, Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age