Eric Hoffer Quote

Collective unity is not the result of the brotherly love of the faithful for each other. The loyalty of the true believer is to the whole — the church, party, nation — and not to his fellow true believer. True loyalty between individuals is possible only in a loose and relatively free society.


Section 101 - The True Believer (1951) - Part Three: United Action and Self-Sacrifice


Collective unity is not the result of the brotherly love of the faithful for each other. The loyalty of the true believer is to the whole — the...

Collective unity is not the result of the brotherly love of the faithful for each other. The loyalty of the true believer is to the whole — the...

Collective unity is not the result of the brotherly love of the faithful for each other. The loyalty of the true believer is to the whole — the...

Collective unity is not the result of the brotherly love of the faithful for each other. The loyalty of the true believer is to the whole — the...