There has always been in our national experience a type of mind which elevates hatred to a kind of creed; for this mind, group hatreds take a place in politics similar to the class struggle in some other modern societies.


p. 37 - Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (1974)

Richard Hofstadter Quotes

There has always been in our national experience a type of mind which elevates hatred to a kind of creed; for this mind, group hatreds take a place...

There has always been in our national experience a type of mind which elevates hatred to a kind of creed; for this mind, group hatreds take a place...

There has always been in our national experience a type of mind which elevates hatred to a kind of creed; for this mind, group hatreds take a place...

There has always been in our national experience a type of mind which elevates hatred to a kind of creed; for this mind, group hatreds take a place...