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About Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer (25 July 1902 – 21 May 1983) was an American writer on social and political philosophy. His first book, The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements (1951) is widely recognized as a classic on mass-movements and the psychological roots of fanaticism. Despite rising to fame with the success and popularity of his writings, he continued to work as a longshoreman until retiring at age 65.
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Additional quotes by Eric Hoffer
إن اعتقادنا أن لدينا واجبًا مقدسًا إزاء الآخرين كثيرًا ما يكون طوق النجاة الذي نحاول بواسطته إنقاذ أنفسنا من الغرق، وعندما نمدّ يدنا نحو الآخر فنحن في حقيقة الأمر نبحث عن يد تنتشلنا.
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. The atheist is a religious person. He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion.
We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries more weight than our self-interest.