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The True Believer; Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
The True Believer Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements Author:Eric Hoffer Who is the True Believer? — According to Eric Hoffer--He's a guilt-ridden hitchhiker who thumbs a ride on every cause from Christianity to Communism. He's a fanatic, needing a Stalin (or Christ) to worship and die for. He's a mortal enemy of things-as-they-are, and he insists on sacrificing himself for a dream impossible to attain. He is today ev... more »erywhere on the march.
The highly provocative, best-selling analysis of the fanatic--a man compelled to join a cause, any cause--and a penetrating study of mass movements from early Christianity to modern nationalism and Communism.« less