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Rabid suspicion has nothing in it of skepticism. The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 184 (1955)

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Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 184 (1955) - Hoffer, Eric | WIST Quotations

Rabid suspicion has nothing in it of skepticism. The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person.

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PrivacyDigest Aug 8, 2025

The #Paranoid Style in American #Politics ( Harper’s 1964)

American politics has often been an arena for angry minds. In recent years we have seen angry minds at work mainly among extreme right-wingers who have now demonstrated in the #Goldwater movement how much political leverage can be got out of the animosities & passions of a small minority… I call it the paranoid style … heated #exaggeration, #suspiciousness , & #conspiratorial #fantasy that I have in mind
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https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/

The Paranoid Style in American Politics, by Richard Hofstadter

Harper's Magazine