Author:: Eric Hoffer Tags: society culture sociology human nature#media/book
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- Summary::
- Mass movements are forces of nature that sweep up individuals who want to escape their sense of self for a divine-like, zealous group and have given up hope in a normal progression to the change they want to see. ^fo-x-ClMe
- They are triggered by a sufficiently sized and motivated group of people who are dissatisfied with the status quo and have lost hope in being able to change the system from within. ^0s2Bh6R_5
- Mass movements ironically cannot last for long and eventually follow the cycle of needing to establish a clear hierarchy and realistic expectations as opposed to the divine nature during the heat of the movement
- Mass movements are forces of nature that sweep up individuals who want to escape their sense of self for a divine-like, zealous group and have given up hope in a normal progression to the change they want to see. ^fo-x-ClMe
- Notes::
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Preface *
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It is a book of thoughts, and it does not shy away from half-truths so long as they seem to hint at a new approach and help to formulate new questions. “To illustrate a principle,” says Bagehot, “you must exaggerate much and you must omit much.” ^IxLnjh0Px
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Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses.
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Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.
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Equality without freedom creates a more stable social pattern than freedom without equality. ^wRhObK6lw
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