There is perhaps no surer way of infecting ourselves with virulent hatred toward a person than by doing him a grave injustice. - Eric Hoffer
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There is perhaps no surer way of infecting ourselves with virulent hatred toward a person than by doing him a grave injustice.
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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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