A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of his envy, malice, pettiness and dishonesty. There is a wall of words between his consciousness and his real self.


Section 68 - The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)

Eric Hoffer Quotes

A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious ...

A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious ...

A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious ...

A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious ...