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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
Born: Jul 25, 1898
Died: May 21, 1983

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