“The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world.”

–Eric Hoffer

“A ruling intelligentsia, whether in Europe, Asia or Africa, treats the masses as raw material to be experimented on, processed, and wasted at will.”

–Eric Hoffer

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“Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.”

–Eric Hoffer