Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) was an American social writer. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer, published in 1951, was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that his book The Ordeal of Change was his finest work. In 2001, the Eric Hoffer Award was established in his honor with permission granted by the Eric Hoffer Estate in 2005.
Read more about Eric Hoffer: Biography, Working Class Roots, On The Nature and Origins of Mass Movements, Views and Opinions, Hoffer's Papers, Published Works, Interviews, Awards and Recognition
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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 (1902–1983)
“The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–83)
“The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)