It is startling to realize how much unbelief is necessary to make belief possible. What we know as blind faith is sustained by innumerable unbeliefs.
~ Eric Hoffer

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Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. There can be no mass movement without some deliberate misrepresentation of facts.
~ Eric Hoffer

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The awareness of their individual blemishes and shortcomings inclines the frustrated to detect ill will and meanness in their fellow men. Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others.
~ Eric Hoffer

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Failure in the management of practical affairs seems to be a qualification for success in the management of public affairs.
~ Eric Hoffer

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The capacity to resist coercion stems partly from the individual’s identification with a group.
~ Eric Hoffer

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They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society.
~ Eric Hoffer

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Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.
~ Eric Hoffer

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