Richard Hofstadter Quote

One of the impressive things about paranoid literature is the contrast between its fantasied conclusions and the almost touching concern with factuality it invariably shows. It produces heroic strivings for evidence to prove that the unbelievable is the only thing that can be believed.


The Paranoid Style in American Politics (1964)


One of the impressive things about paranoid literature is the contrast between its fantasied conclusions and the almost touching concern with...

One of the impressive things about paranoid literature is the contrast between its fantasied conclusions and the almost touching concern with...

One of the impressive things about paranoid literature is the contrast between its fantasied conclusions and the almost touching concern with...

One of the impressive things about paranoid literature is the contrast between its fantasied conclusions and the almost touching concern with...