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The conservatism of a religion — its orthodoxy — is the inert coagulum of a once highly reactive sap. A rising religious movement is all change and e… - Eric Hoffer
" "The conservatism of a religion — its orthodoxy — is the inert coagulum of a once highly reactive sap. A rising religious movement is all change and experiment — open to new views and techniques from all quarters.
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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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A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding .when it is not ,he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding others people's business.
This expresses itself in gossip ,snooping and meddling ,and also in feverish interest in communal ,national and racial affairs .
In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.
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