We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand. A doctrine that is understood is shorn of its strength. - Eric Hoffer

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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand. A doctrine that is understood is shorn of its strength.

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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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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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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.
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