Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
ERIC HOFFERI 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.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.
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Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.
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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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Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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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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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
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Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.
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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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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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The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
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Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.
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