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One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dis

One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action – the ability to pass directly from thought to action. – Eric Hoffer

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It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned. – Eric Hoffer

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Weakness
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When we lose our individual independence in the corporateness of a mass movement, we find a new freedom — freedom to hate, bully, lie, torture, murder and betray without shame and remorse. – Eric Hoffer

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Miscellaneous
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Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do. – Eric Hoffer

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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society. – Herbert Spencer

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Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy. – Pope Paul VI

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The stark and inescapable fact is that today we cannot defend our society by war since total war is total destruction, and if war is used as an instrument of policy, eventually we will have total war. – Lester B. Pearson

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Anger is a short madness. – Horace

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We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If you don’t take risks, you’ll have a wasted soul. – Drew Barrymore

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