To the child, the savage, and the Wall Street operator everything seems possible, hence their credulity. - Eric Hoffer

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To the child, the savage, and the Wall Street operator everything seems possible, hence their credulity.

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About Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer (25 July 1902 – 21 May 1983) was an American writer on social and political philosophy. His first book, The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements (1951) is widely recognized as a classic on mass-movements and the psychological roots of fanaticism. Despite rising to fame with the success and popularity of his writings, he continued to work as a longshoreman until retiring at age 65.

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