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Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.

Eric Hoffer

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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Angel Hate Human Man Nature Savior
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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Best Education Fate Forget Freedom Gift Hands Mad Myself Nation Surrender Willing World
All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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Children Leadership Transformation
The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.
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Alone Country Easy History People
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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Imitation One Liner Rude Strength Weakness
A passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in one’s own life.
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Life Live Obsession Passionate World
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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Attitude Character Food Hands People
Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.
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Eyes Fade Hide Imperfection Ourselves Reveal Scars
We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
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Deep Ourselves Philosophy Run
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Greatness Work
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Lie Loud Ourselves
To learn you need a certain degree of confidence, not too much and not too little. If you have too little confidence, you will think you can’t learn. If you have too much, you will think you don’t have to learn.
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Confidence Learning Need Thinking Yourself
Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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Ability Creativity Introduction Nature
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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Achievement Future Greatness Leaving Life People Reason Yourself
Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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Limitation Man Rude Strength Weakness
I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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Mindset Myself Prejudice

Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.

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Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.

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