Quote by Eric Hoffer
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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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men. – Eric Hoffer

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power
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Capitalism is at its liberating best in a noncapitalist environment. The crypto-businessman is the true revolutionary in a Communist country. – Eric Hoffer

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It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. – Eric Hoffer

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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. – Chinese Proverb

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I have never for one instant seen clearly within myself. How then would you have me judge the deeds of others? – Maurice Maeterlinck

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A whirl of torrid dust veils the picture. – Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift, 1963, translated from Russian by Michael Scammell

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Every man is the son of his own works. – Miguel de Cervantes

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