Maxioms by Eric Hoffer
It needs fanatical faith to rationalize our cowardice.
It needs fanatical faith to rationalize our cowardice.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom read more
People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom is an attribute of a "have" type of self. It says: leave me alone and I shall grow, learn, and realize my capacities. The desire for power is basically an attribute of a "have not" type of self.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
It is part of the formidableness of a genuine mass movement that the self-sacrifice it promotes includes also a sacrifice read more
It is part of the formidableness of a genuine mass movement that the self-sacrifice it promotes includes also a sacrifice of some of the moral sense which cramps and restrains our nature.
