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When we lose our individual independence in the corporateness of a

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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When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. – Eric Hoffer

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Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. – Eric Hoffer

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Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. – Mark Twain

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I have learned the truth of the observation that the more one approaches great men the more one finds that they are men. – Bernard M. Baruch

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