Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 1, ch. 2, § 9 (1951)
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Hoffer, Eric - True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 1, ch. 2, § 9 (1951) | WIST Quotations
The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.









