Eric Hoffer
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Longshoreman and social philosopher (1902 to 1983, by his own account of his birth) whose The True Believer (1951) argued that mass movements draw frustrated…
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6 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Faith in a holy cause largely substitutes for lost faith in ourselves (opens korrents.com)
“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves.”
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The less excellence people can claim for themselves, the more they claim for their nation, race or cause (opens korrents.com)
“The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready is he to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.”
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Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive unifying agent (opens korrents.com)
“Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all unifying agents.”
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Faith in a holy cause largely substitutes for lost faith in ourselves (opens korrents.com)