Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer (1902 – 1983) was a US moral and social philosopher. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His notable works include "The True Believer" (1951) and "The Ordeal of Change" (1963). The Eric Hoffer Book Award is an international literary prize established in his honor.

Wisdom & Quotes

• There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of failure.

The failure is a stranger in his own house.
- The Passionate State of Mind.

• There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail.

- The Ordeal of Change

• Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves.

- The True Believer

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