To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is to blunt our hatred for him - Eric Hoffer

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To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is to blunt our hatred for him

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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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إن اعتقادنا أن لدينا واجبًا مقدسًا إزاء الآخرين كثيرًا ما يكون طوق النجاة الذي نحاول بواسطته إنقاذ أنفسنا من الغرق، وعندما نمدّ يدنا نحو الآخر فنحن في حقيقة الأمر نبحث عن يد تنتشلنا.

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