Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
ERIC HOFFERTake away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
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The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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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.
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Take man’s most fantastic invention- God. Man invents God in the image of his longings, in the image of what he wants to be, then proceeds to imitate that image, vie with it, and strive to overcome it.
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It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.
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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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All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
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It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.
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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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There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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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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Communists are frustrated capitalists.
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Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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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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Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.
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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy.
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I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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