PanaX reviewed The true believer by Eric Hoffer (Perennial classics)
This book presents ideas about how mass movements work and the psychology of people that …
Review of 'The true believer' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
"There is perhaps no more reliable indicator of a society's ripeness for a mass movement than the prevalence of unrelieved boredom."
"The fiercest fanatics are often selfish people who were forced, by innate shortcomings or external circumstances, to lose faith in their own selves."