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Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil.Eric Hoffer
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Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.Eric Hoffer
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If free enterprise becomes a proselytizing holy cause, it will be a sign that its workability and advantages have ceased to be self-evident.Eric Hoffer
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The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.Eric Hoffer
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The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a God or not. The atheist is a religious person. He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion.Eric Hoffer
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The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.Eric Hoffer