We feel free when we escape, even if it be but from the fry… - Eric Hoffer

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We feel free when we escape, even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire.

Eric Hoffer

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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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The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.

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We feel free when we escape, even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire. - Eric Hoffer

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