I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac.
ERIC HOFFERTo know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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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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Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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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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A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people’s business.
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Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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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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It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
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It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.
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Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.
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To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.
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