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The theme of religion is universal, yet Eric Hoffer manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on religion often shapes our reality.

About Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer was an American philosopher and social critic. A moderate with an atypical working-class background, Hoffer wrote ten books over his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change (1963) was his finest work. The Eric Hoffer Book Award is an international literary prize established in his honor. The University of California, Berkeley awards an annual literary prize named jointly for Hoffer.

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"It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living."

— Eric Hoffer
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"It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak."

— Eric Hoffer
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"To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance."

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"Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength."

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"Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh."

— Ambrose Bierce
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"I think I'm a very religious person. I think I believe in God as much as any man does. I don't only believe in God, I know there's God."

— Ernest Gaines
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"God forbid that women have fantasies."

— E. L. James
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"The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on."

— Billy Tauzin
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