Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
ERIC HOFFERThe quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world.
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Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.
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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.
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The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
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Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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Far more critical than what we know or what we don’t know is what we don’t want to know.
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