Quotes by Hoffer, Eric

The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is >>

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the >>

The birth of the new constitutes a crisis, and its mastery calls for a >>

Quotations about Persuasion

That which proves too much, proves nothing! >>

He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argumen >>

If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the bette >>

The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs and coaches these internal persuaders.

Hoffer, Eric